The Domino Principle

The Domino Principle

5.9IMDb Score
Released:1977-03-23
Duration:98 min
Director:Stanley Kramer
Actors:Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, Richard Widmark, Mickey Rooney, Edward Albert
Production:Associated General Films, ITC Entertainment, Martin Starger Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures

Overview:

Roy Tucker, a Vietnam war veteran with excellent shooting skills, is serving a long prison sentence when a mysterious visitor promises him that he will be released if he agrees to carry out a dangerous assignment.

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