The Onion Field

What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after.

1979·2h 2m·★ 6.0(120)R

CrimeDrama

Director Harold BeckerWriter Joseph Wambaugh

An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice, and his partner is haunted by overwhelming survivor's guilt.

Filmed in: California

Set in: Los Angeles

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Cast

John Savage

Karl Hettinger

James Woods

Gregory Powell

Franklyn Seales

Jimmy Smith

Ted Danson

Ian Campbell

Ronny Cox

Pierce Brooks

David Huffman

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