The Black Marble 1980

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The black marble 1980.

Avco embassy pictures first date. Based on the novel by joseph wambaugh this crime drama focuses less. Natalie zimmerman played by paula prentiss as a combination of sally kellerman and lucille ball. The black marble centers around several days in the life of a los angeles police sergeant named valnikov robert foxworth an incurably romantic russian who has been drinking too much since his partner s suicide.

It is based on the 1978 novel by joseph wambaugh. The black marble 1980 the black marble. The black marble tells the story of a cash strapped gambler harry dean stanton who is in deep trouble with his bookie and who gets in deeper when bets the wrong way on the actual historical super bowl xiii. Pg 1h 53min comedy crime drama 7 march 1980 usa a romantic comedy which explores the pressures on police officers.

These two polar opposites wade their way through a seamy urban world of corruption and hopelessness. A dog trainer and groomer by profession the gambler decides to solve his problems by kidnapping for ransom a prize show dog. Robert foxworth paula prentiss harry dean stanton mpaa rating. Its elements beautiful in the book have no significance in this boring film.

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. Synopsis by hal erickson adapted for the screen by novelist joseph wambaugh himself the black marble stars robert foxworth as a burned out hard drinking cop who is teamed with idealistic lady officer paula prentiss. Natalie zimmerman who s experiencing a midlife crisis and does not welcome valnikov s company. The black marble 1980 becker is a mess that falls flat on its face without the novel on which it is based.

A jaded alcoholic police veteran is reluctantly assigned to work with an idealistic female police officer on his latest case. 1980 pg 1h 50m dvd. He gets a new partner sgt.