The Black Marble is a 1980 film adapted by Joseph Wambaugh from his 1978 book of the same name, and directed by Harold Becker. The Onion Field is rated R by the MPAA. The film's original music score was composed by Richard Bowden and the late Maurice Jarre. The film was produced by Frank Capra, Jr., the son of legendary Hollywood filmmaker, Frank Capra and won the 1981 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture.
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The Black Marble is a 1980 film adapted by Joseph Wambaugh from his 1978 book of the same name, and directed by Harold Becker. The Onion Field is rated R by the MPAA. The film's original music score was composed by Richard Bowden and the late Maurice Jarre. The film was produced by Frank Capra, Jr., the son of legendary Hollywood filmmaker, Frank Capra and won the 1981 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture.
The Black Marble tells the story of a burned-out, alcoholic cop going through a mid-life crisis named Valnikov (Robert Foxworth) who is teamed with a sensible female police officer (Paula Prentiss). The two of them find their way through a sordid urban world of sleaze and despondency and fall in love while trying to solve the case of a socialite’s kidnapped dog.
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