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The Formula

1980
United States / Germany
feature film - Thriller
117 min.
Location shooting / Berlin story line

Cast

Actor/-ess: George C. Scott (Lt. Barney Caine LAPD); Marlon Brando (Adam Steiffel, Chairman Titan Oil); Marthe Keller (Lisa Spangler); John Gielgud (Dr. Abraham Esau, Director Reich Energy); G.D. Spradlin (Arthur Clements); Beatrice Straight (Kay Neeley); Richard Lynch (General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco); John Van Dreelen (Hans Lehman, Prefect of Police Berlin); Robin Clarke (Major Tom Neeley); Ike Eisenmann (Tony); Marshall Thompson (Geologist); Dieter Schidor (Assassin); Werner Kreindl (Schellenberg); Jan Niklas (Gestapo Captain); Wolfgang Preiss (Franz Tauber, Swiss businessman); Calvin Jung (Sergeant Louis Yosuta LAPD Tactical Squad); Alan North (John Nolan, Chief of Tactical Squad LAPD); David Byrd (Paul Obermann, Chief Engineer Berlin Power & Light Co.); Ferdy Mayne (Professor Siebold); Gerard Murphy (Herbert Glenn, Clement's Chauffeur); Francisco Prado (Mendosa); Louis Basile (Sgt. Vince Rizzo - LAPD Metro Homicide); Ric Mancini (Printman); Weston Gavin (U.S. Army Captain); Craig T. Nelson (Geologist); Herb Voland (Geologist); Diane Tyler (Telex Operator); Jim Brewer (Security Guard); Lavelle Roby (Secretary); Albert Carrier (Butler); Ernie Fuentes (Pool Man); Stephanie Edwards (Reporter); Nathan Roberts (Reporter); Tom Hall (Reporter); János Gönczöl (Dr. Karl Saur, Director Reich Armaments); Heinz Kammer (Dr. Hans Luschen, Director of Reich Research); Rene Kolldehoff (Reimeck); Martin Brandt (Concierge); Paul Glawion (Concierge); Emil Steinberger (Postal Clerk); Emily Jensen (Dancer); Sandie Lawrence (Dancer); Ursula Warel (Dancer); Jane Faithe (Dancer); Wendy Baldock (Dancer); Ursula Hamann (Pan-Am Lady); Kavi Raz (Arab Assassin); Hammam Shafie (Assassin)

Direction

Director: John G. Avildsen

Assistant director: Don French; Candace Allen; Dan Malmuth; Eva Marie Schönecker; Dwight Williams

Writing

Screenplay: Steve Shagan

Based on: Steve Shagan (novel)

Script supervisor: Ana Maria Quintana

Camera & Light

Director of photography: James Crabe

Camera operator: Michael A. Benson

Assistant camera / focus puller: David E. Diano

Steadicam: Garrett Brown

Optical effects: Theo Nischwitz

Still photographer: Elliott Marks; Bob Whitaker; George Whitear

Lighting design: Ross A. Maehl

Lighting technician: Adam Glick

Key grip: Ted Harrison; Donald L. Hartley

Decor

Set design: Herman A. Blumenthal

Prop master: Lee Poll; Russell Goble

Make-up artist: Del Acevedo; Hasso von Hugo

Costume design: Bill Thomas; Frédéric Castet (Christian Dior furs); Uta Freiwald

Wardrobe: Catherine Leterrier; Helmut Preuss; G. Tony Scarano

Hairdresser: Evelyn Döhring; Jo McCarthy

Production design: Herman A. Blumenthal

Art Director: Hans-Jürgen Kiebach

Cutting & Mixing

Editing: John Carter; David Bretherton

Assistant editor: Richard Lane; Joe Zaidman

Sound editor: John Riordan

Sound: Al Overton

Audio mixing: Charles Grenzbach; Jay M. Harding; Michael J. Kohut

Special effects: Richard Richtsfeld

Stunts: Charlie Picerni

Casting: Caro Jones; Renate Arbes; Shirley Rich

Choreography: William Milié

Music

Music: Bill Conti

Production

Producer: Steve Shagan

Unit production manager: Dieter Meyer; Karl W. Schaper; Willy Egger

Location manager: Patrick Gordon; Ken Swor

Production assistant: Ilse Schwarzwald

Payroll services: Ursula Schlieper

Production office: Sandy Lawrence

Producer: Ken Swor

Companies

Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); CIP Filmproduktion GmbH