8 ). ▁Cass av etes ▁port rayed ▁the ▁murder er ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁TV ▁crime ▁series ▁Col um bo , ▁titled ▁" Ét ude ▁in ▁Black ". ▁Cass av etes ▁and ▁series ▁star ▁Peter ▁F alk ▁had ▁previously ▁star red ▁together ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁mob ▁action ▁thr iller ▁Machine ▁Gun ▁McC ain . ▁ ▁F aces ▁International ▁films ▁F aces ▁( 1 9 6 8 ) ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁both ▁directed ▁and ▁independently ▁fin anced ▁by ▁Cass av etes . ▁The ▁film ▁star red ▁his ▁wife ▁G ena ▁Row lands , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁married ▁during ▁his ▁struggling ▁actor ▁days , ▁John ▁Mar ley , ▁Se ym our ▁Cass el ▁and ▁Val ▁A very , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁first ▁time ▁actors , ▁such ▁as ▁lead ▁actress ▁Lyn n ▁Car lin . ▁ ▁It ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁slow ▁dis integration ▁of ▁a ▁contemporary ▁marriage . ▁The ▁film ▁reported ly ▁took ▁three ▁years ▁to ▁make , ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁largely ▁in ▁the ▁Cass av etes ▁home . ▁F aces ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁three ▁Academy ▁Awards : ▁Best ▁Original ▁Screen play , ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁A ctor , ▁and ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁Act ress . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time , ▁Cass av etes ▁formed ▁" F aces ▁International " ▁as ▁a ▁distribution ▁company ▁to ▁handle ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁films . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Cass av etes ▁directed ▁and ▁acted ▁in ▁Hus b ands , ▁with