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The Onion Field (1979)
Directed by Harold Becker
“What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after.”
Crime, Drama · 2h 02m
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.
Cast
John Savage
Karl Hettinger
James Woods
Gregory Powell
Franklyn Seales
Jimmy Smith
Ted Danson
Ian Campbell
Ronny Cox
Pierce Brooks
David Huffman
District Attorney Phil Halpin
Christopher Lloyd
Jailhouse Lawyer
Dianne Hull
Helen Hettinger (as Diane Hull)
Priscilla Pointer
Chrissie Campbell
Beege Barkette
Greg's Woman
Richard Herd
Beat Cop
Le Tari
Emmanuel McFadden
Crew
- Director
- Harold Becker
- Screenplay
- Joseph Wambaugh
- Novel
- Joseph Wambaugh
- Director of Photography
- Charles Rosher Jr.
- Original Music Composer
- Eumir Deodato
- Editor
- John W. Wheeler
- Producer
- Walter Coblenz
Details
- Release date
- 1979-09-09
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Black Marble Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures