The Onion Field
Film1979122 min6.0/10 on TMDB
Directed by Harold Becker
What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
John SavageKarl Hettinger
James WoodsGregory Powell
Franklyn SealesJimmy Smith
Ted DansonIan Campbell
Ronny CoxPierce Brooks
David HuffmanDistrict Attorney Phil Halpin
Christopher LloydJailhouse Lawyer
Dianne HullHelen Hettinger (as Diane Hull)
Priscilla PointerChrissie Campbell
Beege BarketteGreg's Woman
Richard HerdBeat Cop
Le TariEmmanuel McFaddenExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Joseph Wambaugh
- Producer
- Walter Coblenz
- Editor
- John W. Wheeler
- Original Music Composer
- Eumir Deodato
- Director
- Harold Becker
- Director of Photography
- Charles Rosher Jr.