| Paint It Black | |
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| Directed by | Tim Hunter |
| Written by | Michael Drexler A.H. Zacharias |
| Starring | Rick Rossovich |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
| Edited by | Curtiss Clayton |
| Music by | Jürgen Knieper |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Avid Home Entertainment Vestron Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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A California metal sculptor (Rick Rossovich) becomes a suspect after a serial killer (Doug Savant) kills his gallery-owner lover (Sally Kirkland).
Original director Roger Holzberg left the film during shooting and was replaced by Tim Hunter who rewrote most of the script. [2]
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