The Domino Principle

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The Domino Principle ★½ The Domino Killings 1977 (R)

It's got nothing to do with pizza. Viet vet Hackman is a doltish convict sprung from the joint by a government organization to do some dirty work: working as a political assassin. Heavy-handed direction and lack of suspense make it less than it should be. 97m/C VHS, DVD . Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, Richard Widmark, Mickey Rooney, Edward Albert, Eli Wallach; D: Stanley Kramer; C: Fred W. Koenekamp; M: Billy Goldenberg.

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