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A Vietnam War veteran who's been imprisoned for murder is offered freedom if he agrees to commit a contract killing for a shady organization.A Vietnam War veteran who's been imprisoned for murder is offered freedom if he agrees to commit a contract killing for a shady organization.A Vietnam War veteran who's been imprisoned for murder is offered freedom if he agrees to commit a contract killing for a shady organization.
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Joseph V. Perry
- Bowkemp
- (as Joseph Perry)
Claire Brennen
- Ruby
- (as Claire Brennan)
James W. Gavin
- Lenny
- (as Jim Gavin)
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- TriviaGene Hackman was not proud of his performance in the film, and admitted that he only took the role for the money.
- GoofsThe bread truck carrying Tucker and Spiventa is shown driving across the Golden Gate Bridge in the southbound direction from Marin County to San Francisco. However, the very next scene in which the prisoners are escorted out of the truck clearly takes place under the roadway back on the Marin side of the bridge.
- Alternate versionsWest German theatrical version was cut by approx. 17 minutes. Strangely, the East German version was uncut.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Manipulators (1977)
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Could have been worse, but not very good
"The Domino Principle" has all but been forgotten today. Seeing it, it becomes clear why it hasn't become a cult movie to any degree. I will admit that it's not a terrible movie; in fact, it has some positive attributes. Gene Hackman is, as usual, solid. And Candice Bergen, who has been criticized many times for her bad performances in this time of her life, actually gives a decent performance. The movie also starts off fairly well, with quite a bit of mystery that slowly unpeels. But the movie ultimately unfolds TOO slowly. It takes forever for Hackman to get out of prison, and takes much longer for Hackman to understand what the mysterious organization wants from him. And we never really learn who the target is, and why he is targeted! I never would have guessed a famous filmmaker like Stanley Kramer was behind this movie, not just for its unusually slow pace but also for the fact that aside from some bad language and some violence, the movie feels exactly like a made-for-TV effort.
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- Das Domino Komplott
- Filming locations
- Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico(Location)
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- $6,000,000 (estimated)
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