of course any chance to see a film with george c. scott and marlon brando be not to be miss and but i do so wish that they have do something well than the formula . the formula refer to in the title be in fact a formula that the nazi scientist develop for get oil fuel out of coal . the only source of it in all of europe be in ploesti in romania . which be why the nazi make damn sure to occupy the place and also want to get to the soviet union oil field as well . anyway a former cop who in retirement find work on the other side of the law and a lucrative supplement for his pension be murder in los angeles . george c. scott be the lapd detective put in charge of the case . the former cop widow beatrice straight be also murder along with just about everyone else who talk with scott during the course of the investigation . say investigation take scott from la to germany and back to la and mysterious gazillionaire marlon brando . the story take in old nazi and new nazi and arab terrorist and and the oil establishment who want the formula on it term . what i do not understand be that if the powerful conglomerate that brando control wanted thing shut down and why in heaven name be scott put in charge of the investigation . doesn not make a lot of sense when you think about it . brando and scott together in their final confrontation scene be fabulous . would that the rest of the formula be do so well .