The Black Marble
“JOSEPH WAMBAUGH'S DONE IT AGAIN. But he has never done it like this.”
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.
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Robert Foxworth
Sgt. A.M. Valnikov
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Paula Prentiss
Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman
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Harry Dean Stanton
Philo Skinner
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Barbara Babcock
Madeline Whitfield
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John Hancock
Clarence Cromwell
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
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Raleigh Bond
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Judy Landers
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Pat Corley
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Murphy Brown
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Paul Henry Itkin
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Beyond Westworld
The Incredible Hulk
Richard Dix
Alex Valnikov
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The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
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Jorge Cervera Jr.
Dr. Rivera
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¡Three Amigos!
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The Honeymoon Killers
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Harold Becker Director · Joseph Wambaugh Screenplay Maurice Jarre Composer
Worldwide gross $2.5M · United States release March 7, 1980 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,500,848
Production
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 7, 1980
Theatrical
Germany
June 8, 1985 · TV · ZDF
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