This shockingly inept adaptation of Steve Shagan's gripping novel was written and produced by the author himself. George C. Scott stars as Barney Caine, a homicide detective who is called in to investigate the mysterious murder of an old friend. Barney soon learns that his buddy had some
odd business dealings with grotesque oil tycoon Adam Steiffel (Brando), and it is eventually revealed that his friend had access to a formula for synthetic fuel rumored to have been perfected by the Nazis during WW II. The trail takes Barney to Europe, where he tracks down the inventor of the
formula (Gielgud) and encounters a mysterious female spy (Keller) who is after the ultra-v...
Released:
1980
Rated:
R
Length:
117 mins