what do producer or director stanley kramer see in adam kennedy novel and kennedy very puzzling screenplay . be there a few piece leave out on purpose . and what about gene hackman and richard widmark and edward albert and eli wallach and mickey rooney . what do they see in this very muddled story . and why do candice bergen and who give a horrible performance and accept such a thankless role . the domino principle want to be on the same footing a the parallax view or the manchurian candidate and miss the mark by a very wide margin . a major misfire by stanley kramer .