The Onion Field
“What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after.”
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.
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Cast
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John Savage
Karl Hettinger
Known for
The Deer Hunter
Dark Angel
James Woods
Gregory Powell
Known for
Once Upon a Time in America
Videodrome
Franklyn Seales
Jimmy Smith
Known for
Silver Spoons
Southern Comfort
Ted Danson
Ian Campbell
Known for
The Good Place
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Ronny Cox
Pierce Brooks
Known for
RoboCop
Beverly Hills Cop
David Huffman
District Attorney Phil Halpin
Known for
Firefox
Blood Beach
Christopher Lloyd
Jailhouse Lawyer
Known for
Back to the Future
Wednesday
Dianne Hull
Helen Hettinger (as Diane Hull)
Known for
Christmas Evil
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Priscilla Pointer
Chrissie Campbell
Known for
Blue Velvet
Carrie
Beege Barkette
Greg's Woman
Known for
The Frisco Kid
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Richard Herd
Beat Cop
Known for
V
Get Out
Le Tari
Emmanuel McFadden
Also in
Brotherhood of Death
Fire and Ice
Harold Becker Director · Joseph Wambaugh Screenplay Eumir Deodato Composer
Worldwide gross $9.9M · United States release September 9, 1979 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$9,890,597
Production
Black Marble Productions
Production
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 9, 1979
Theatrical
Austria
January 1, 1985 · Theatrical
Germany
July 16, 2002 · Physical · DVD-Veröffentlichung
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