The Black Marble (1980)
JOSEPH WAMBAUGH'S DONE IT AGAIN. But he has never done it like this.
113 min
When alcoholic homicide investigator Valnikov is transferred to a burglary case that seems to involve a creepy dogcatcher, he's also given a new partner -- the pragmatic Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman, who's experiencing a midlife crisis and does not welcome Valnikov's company. But as these emotionally bruised cops are drawn deeper into the bizarre world of dog shows, animal fanatics and pet cemeteries, they're also drawn to each other.
- Release date
- March 7, 1980
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $2,500,848
Trailer
Cast
- Robert Foxworth as Sgt. A. M. Valnikov
- Paula Prentiss as Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman
- Harry Dean Stanton as Philo Skinner
- Barbara Babcock as Madeline Whitfield
- John Hancock as Clarence Cromwell
- Raleigh Bond as Captain 'Hipless' Hooker
- Judy Landers as Pattie Mae
- Pat Corley as Itchy Mitch
- Paul Henry Itkin as Det. Bullets Bambarella
- Richard Dix as Alex Valnikov
Crew
- Harold Becker · Director
- Joseph Wambaugh · Writer
- Frank Capra Jr. · Producer
- Maurice Jarre · Composer
- Owen Roizman · Cinematographer
- Maury Winetrobe · Editor
- Lynn Stalmaster · Casting director
- Alfred Sweeney · Production designer