

The Domino Principle
Trust no one. No one.
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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- Released
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- Language
- English
- vietnam veteran
- husband wife relationship
- secret organization
- coercion
- political assassination
- set up
- prison break
- exploding helicopter
- elite sniper
- convicted murderer
- forced to kill
- prison release
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United Kingdom, United States of America
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalR23 Mar 1977
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical27 Feb 1978
FranceFR
- Theatrical3 Aug 1977
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1226 Aug 1977
MexicoMX
- Theatrical25 Sept 1977
- Theatrical25 Dec 1977
NorwayNO
- Theatrical15 Jul 1977
PortugalPT
- Theatrical17 Feb 1978
SwedenSE
- Theatrical25 Jul 1977
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The Domino Principle was released on 23 March 1977.
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9/16/2020
Gene Hackman infamously took the lead role in this leaden political thriller for the paycheck, turning down such unseen arthouse fare as "Jaws," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," and "Apocalypse Now." Hackman is Tucker, a Vietnam veteran serving time in San Quentin with his cellmate and buddy Spiventa (Mickey Rooney, gunning for a Supporting Actor Oscar nod that he did not get). Tucker is approached by the myster…
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