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The Domino Principle

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Plotters free a convict to kill a public figure whose death would trigger a global chain of events.
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Variety Staff Variety Stanley Kramer's film contains a lot of physical and logistical nonsense. Nov 7, 2007 Full Review Time Out With a lame script and the leaden hand of Kramer's direction, it blows most of its chances. Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) A puzzle with no solution that pretends to be a terrifying sociopolitical insinuation, when it is nothing more than a mockery. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 16, 2023 Full Review Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) The Domino Principle has nothing new to say. Neither has Stanley Kramer, and it's high time he was put out to pasture. May 9, 2023 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a stirring thriller that succeeds despite a narrative that is, to put it mildly, rather far-fetched. Rated: 3/4 Apr 5, 2020 Full Review Ruth Batchelor Los Angeles Free Press Falls apart and goes downhill at such a snail's pace, all you can say is, "Who cares!" Oct 23, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I have put off watching this movie only to have forgotten to watch it again and again. I should have left it unwatched. What I thought would be a fast-paced espionage-thriller was actually a poorly directed melodrama. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review delysid d pretty lame movie by hackman standards, it was enjoyable enough though Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/02/18 Full Review Audience Member This was on a recently purchased Blu-Ray with The Cassandra Crossing. Watching both films made for an interesting experience. This film is trying to combine Seconds with the Parallax View but doesn't quite reach the level of paranoia that those two thrillers achieved. In fact, Gene Hackman faced a more sinister and realistic conspiracy in The Conversation. Hackman is in prison for murder when he is approached by Richard Widmark (sinister as always). Before you know it, Hackman is busted out of prison and given a new identity, a full bank account, and a house in Costa Rica. He is even reunited with his wife (Candice Bergen trying a West Virginia accent). There is a catch, however and Hackman is expected to take part in an assassination on behalf of his sinister benefactors, known only as "they." With Mickey Rooney as Hackman's cellmate, Eli Wallach as a sinister ex-Marine general, and even Star Trek's Majel Barrett as one of "their" employees. Like I said, there are better examples of post-Watergate paranoid political thrillers to be seen, but this one was enjoyable and fun. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Un bon thriller américain typique des seventies. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Apparently I am the only person to have seen this movie. Don't knock the first domino unless you want the others to fall = everyone dies. 2009 Movies: 58 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member only until the last 30 minutes did i really get interested.... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Plotters free a convict to kill a public figure whose death would trigger a global chain of events.
Director
Stanley Kramer
Producer
Stanley Kramer
Production Co
Associated General Films, Incorporated Television Company
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 37m
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