I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Good concept, poorly executed.

best movie i've ever seen.

The excellent cast is the main reason to watch this passable drama, even though they have been better utilized in other films. As it is, the movie is pretty forgettable, if competently made. Stanley Kramer, legendary helmer of such classics as "Inherit the Wind, "Judgment at Nuremberg", and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", directs from a script by Adam Kennedy, who adapts his own novel. There's violence, plot twists, and an unconvincing romance as part of this not terribly interesting tale.It begins as a narrator forces us to ponder the idea that we are all manipulated at some point in our lives. It then goes on to show us a none-too-bright schmuck who lets himself get jerked around, to his great regret. That man is Roy Tucker (Gene Hackman), who's doing time for murder and who gets sprung from jail by one of those standard-issue shady organizations that we've all seen in movies that are up to no good. Roy finds out that he's been recruited as an assassin, but it remains to be seen if he'll actually grow a brain and stop letting himself be used.Most of the actors try their best, although Candice Bergen, who'd previously played Hackmans' young wife in the grim, violent Western "The Hunting Party", is miscast in a deglamourized role and simply looks uncomfortable. Co-starring are Richard Widmark, Edward Albert, and Eli Wallach as assorted heavies, Mickey Rooney as Tuckers' cellmate, Ken Swofford as a warden, and Jay Novello as an immigration officer. Also helping to keep this thing watchable are effective photography and fine scenery, as well as a nice score by Billy Goldenberg. Otherwise, this isn't exactly stimulating, and in the end it sure isn't surprising.If one is a fan of the talent assembled, they may see this as a mild diversion.Five out of 10.

i thought that this was a very intriguing movie to say the least. Gene Hackman, Eli Wallach, Richard Widmark, Candace Bergen so you have a cavalcade of stars. our story follows a man in prison with no real hope of ever seeing the light of day until he is approached by a mysterious man claiming to work for a government organization, he tells our prisoner he can be let go out of prison,, free to walk, he must only do one thing.... kill the President. for some reason our main character brings along his cellmate who he really despises.. our bad guys quickly eliminate the loose end. our prisoner is given a new identity but really doesn't change his looks that much. he reluctantly agrees to go ahead and carry out the mysterious mans orders. here's where i will leave it so you can watch it and tell me what you think.

With hindsight, "Mandchurian Candidate " was one of the most important movies of the sixties .It was made before the assassination of Kennedy and its screenplay seems stronger than ever.Many movies were influenced by Frankenheimer's masterpiece ,mainly in the seventies when the political movies were trendy;two movie mostly influenced by it were the excellent "parallax view" (AJ Pakula) and the rather good "Domino Principle " which came a little too late for its own good.Like "Parallax" ,"Domino" is almost abstract:we never know who is killing who ,who pulls the strings .Tagge (Widmark ) seems to know more than the other "conspirators" .Reser (Wallach) is a general (a maffia one?).Spinventa (Rooney )is an apparent victim (one of the plot holes concerns his character:how could they be so sure Tucker (Hackman) would demand his escape ?).Everybody seems to be manipulated ,even Ellie (Bergen).When the movie is over,you won't know anything about why it happened.

Stanley Kramer directs an action thriller and leaves out two key things: action and thrills. THE DOMINO PRINCIPLE features Gene Hackman as a convict sprung from prison in order to perform some mysterious task. Richard Widmark, Edward Albert, and Eli Wallach are his operatives --- they presumably work for the government, but that, like most of the movie's plot line, is never made clear. Hackman asks a lot of questions that NEVER get answered so the film goes absolutely nowhere. While it strives to be like NIGHT MOVES and THE PARALLAX VIEW, THE DOMINO PRINCIPLE mixes up ambiguity and mystery with confusion and boredom. The film is extremely well photographed but even that works against it. Kramer's direction is devoid of any style. It's a very sunny movie! The acting is fine with Hackman proving he's pretty much incapable of being bad. Widmark and Wallach are suitably nasty and Albert is well cast as Widmark's cruel lackey. Even the usually obnoxious Mickey Rooney is pretty good as Hackman's sidekick. One oddity however is the casting of Candice Bergen as Hackman's wife. We're told she's done time in prison and she seems to be trying to put on some sort of southern twang. Kramer's idea of making her appear to be trailer trash is to have her wear an ugly brown wig. It's a role better suited for the likes of Valerie Perrine or Susan Tyrell.