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The Green Domino (French: Le Domino vert) is a 1935 French/German drama film directed by Henri Decoin and Herbert Selpin, based on play by Erich Ebermayer. It tells the story of a rich heiress who falls in love with an art critic after his wife has been murdered.
The Green Domino (German: Der grüne Domino) is a 1935 German mystery drama film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Brigitte Horney, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Theodor Loos. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Bavaria around Munich and the Tegernsee.
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Domino Harvey, a bounty hunter, has been arrested by the FBI, investigating the theft of $10 million from an armored truck. She is interviewed by criminal psychologist Taryn Mills who tells her everything she knows about the case. Domino explains her profession and the events leading up to the theft with Mills occasionally prompting her to give mor...
In addition, Dale Dickey plays Edna Fender, Tom Waits plays the Wanderer, and Riz Abbasi is Alf, the team's driver from Afghanistan. Jerry Springer makes a cameo appearance as himself, hosting his show.
Development
In 1994 director Tony Scott was sent an article from the British newspaper The Mail on Sunday by his business manager Neville Shulman. The article, written by Sacha Gervasi and titled My gun for hire: Why a movie star's rebel daughter turned into a bounty hunter, was about an English woman named Domino Harvey who was working as a bounty hunter, apprehending fugitives who had skipped bail for the Celes King Bail Bond agency in South Central Los Angeles. While Harvey was one of the few female b...
Filming
Filming began in Los Angeles on October 4, 2004. Filming locations included the Ambassador Hotel, the Hotel Alexandria, and the Wilshire Grand Hotel. Scenes were also shot at the Santa Monica Department of Motor Vehicles. Filming moved to Nevada in early December 2004. Scenes were filmed at the Valley of Fire State Park, as well as Hoover Dam and Needles, California. During the final week of production, scenes were filmed over six days at the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Interi...
The release date of the film was announced and delayed several times. The original release date was August 19, 2005. On May 22, 2005, the release date was changed to November 4, 2005. On June 28, 2005, a day after Harvey's death, the release date was changed to November 23, 2005. On July 11, 2005, it was moved to October 14, 2005, which was the dat...
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 18%, based on 155 reviews, with an average rating of 4.00/10. The site's consensus states: "The life story of model-turned-bounty-hunter Domino Harvey struggles to get out of this overwrought and excessive biopic." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 36 out of 100, based on 3...
The film was released on DVD and VHS on February 21, 2006, making it the final film by Scott Free Productions released on the latter format. The DVD contained several extra features including an audio commentary with Tony Scott and Richard Kelly, deleted scenes from the film, featurettes on Domino Harvey and the visual style of the film, the teaser...
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Oct 14, 2005 · Oct. 14, 2005. It is tough to pinpoint the precise moment when "Domino," an action-movie pastiche from Tony Scott, a modern maestro of the cinema of big bang, ceases being just...
Released December 27, 1935. Runtime 1h 24m. Directors Henri Decoin, Herbert Selpin. Writers Harald Bratt + 3 more. Country Germany. Languages French. Studio Universum Film (UFA) Genres Drama. Private Notes. Add. Private Notes. Check In. Add to history. Add to collection. Add to watchlist. Add to favorites. Add comment. Actors. All Cast & Crew.
Oct 13, 2005 · Domino ( Keira Knightley, soon to win an Oscar nomination for "Pride and Prejudice"), sees an ad for a bounty-hunting course run by a bail bondsman named Claremont Williams ( Delroy Lindo) and his top hunters, Ed Mosbey ( Mickey Rourke) and Choco ( Edgar Ramirez ). They just want to collect the tuition, but she insists on being taken seriously.
