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Director:
Stanley Kramer
Writers:
Adam Kennedy (novel)
Adam Kennedy (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 July 1977 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Thriller | Drama more
Tagline:
Trust no one. No one.
Plot:
Tucker is a chronic underachiever and a loser. A Vietnam war veteran who just can't seem to keep out of trouble... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
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Xbox and Netflix Taste Great Together
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Actor Richard Widmark Dies at 93
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User Comments:
Muddling Through more (17 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gene Hackman ... Roy Tucker

Candice Bergen ... Ellie Tucker

Richard Widmark ... Tagge

Mickey Rooney ... Spiventa

Edward Albert ... Pine

Eli Wallach ... General Reser
Ken Swofford ... Ditcher
Neva Patterson ... Gaddis
Jay Novello ... Captain Ruiz
Joseph V. Perry ... Bowkemp (as Joseph Perry)
Ted Gehring ... Schnaible
Claire Brennen ... Ruby (as Claire Brennan)

George Fisher ... Horsemyer
Bob Herron ... Brookshire

Denver Mattson ... Murdock
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Domino Killings (UK)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (CFI)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-18 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Associated General Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Stanley Kramer ordered steaks for 300 members of cast and crew shipped to location in Puerto Vallarta from Phil's Poultry in West LA, for a production BBQ, complete with mariachi band (which Phil did not provide). more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: The bread truck carrying Tucker and Spiventa is shown driving across the Golden Gate Bridge in the southbound direction from Marin County to San Francisco. The very next scene, however, in which the prisoners are escorted out of the truck, clearly takes place under the roadway back on the Marin side of the bridge. more
Soundtrack:
Some Day Soon more

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5 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Muddling Through, 21 June 2002
1/10
Author: Gary James from United States

What did producer/director Stanley Kramer see in Adam Kennedy's novel and Kennedy's very puzzling screenplay? Were there a few pieces left out on purpose? And what about Gene Hackman, Richard Widmark, Edward Albert, Eli Wallach and Mickey Rooney? What did they see in this very muddled story?

And why did Candice Bergen, who gave a horrible performance, accept such a thankless role?

The Domino Principle wants to be on the same footing as The Parallax View or The Manchurian Candidate and misses the mark by a very wide margin. A major misfire by Stanley Kramer.

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