The Formula
A detective uncovers a formula that was devised by the Nazis in WW II to make gasoline from synthetic products, thereby eliminating the necessity for oil–and oil companies. A major oil company finds out about it and tries to destroy the formula and anyone who knows about it.
Genre: Thriller
Director: John G. Avildsen
Actors: Beatrice Straight, G. D. Spradlin, George C. Scott, Ike Eisenmann, John Gielgud, John van Dreelen, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller, Richard Lynch, Robin Clarke