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The Domino Principle is a 1977 neo-noir thriller film starring Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, Mickey Rooney and Richard Widmark. The film is based on the novel of the same name and was adapted for the screen by its author Adam Kennedy. It was directed and produced by Stanley Kramer.
West German theatrical version was cut by approx. 17 minutes. Strangely, the East German version was uncut.
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In a 1954 press conference Dwight Eisenhower was asked about the communist victory in Indochina. He responded with an explanation of the Domino Theory.
A Vietnam war veteran who just can't seem to keep out of trouble, in the years since his discharge. The only thing he got out of the war was his skill with a rifle. Now, serving a long stretch in prison for murder, he has hit rock-bottom.
The Domino Theory was the belief that communism would expand and spread from one country to the next until it dominated the world. This idea shaped the foreign policy of the United States and other Western countries during the Cold War.
Finally, you have broader considerations that might follow what you would call the "falling domino" principle. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly.
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Tucker is a chronic underachiever and a loser. A Vietnam war veteran who just can’t seem to keep out of trouble, in the years since his discharge. The only thing he got out of the war was his skill with a rifle. Now, serving a long stretch in prison for murder, he has hit rock-bottom.
