The Onion Field (1979)

ALL 09/09/1979 (en) Crime, Drama 122 Min
  • Release
    09/09/1979
  • Production
    Black Marble Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    61%
  • Original title
    The Onion Field
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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

Overview

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.

  1. Harold Becker

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Walter Coblenz

    Producer



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  1. John Savage

    Karl Hettinger

  2. James Woods

    Gregory Powell

  3. Franklyn Seales

    Jimmy Smith

  4. Ted Danson

    Ian Campbell

  5. Ronny Cox

    Pierce Brooks

  6. David Huffman

    District Attorney Phil Halpin

  7. Christopher Lloyd

    Jailhouse Lawyer

  8. Dianne Hull

    Helen Hettinger

  9. Priscilla Pointer

    Chrissie Campbell

  10. Beege Barkette

    Greg's Woman

  11. Richard Herd

    Beat Cop

  12. Le Tari

    Emmanuel McFadden

  13. Richard Venture

    Glenn Bates

  14. Lee Weaver

    Billy

  15. Pat Corley

    Jimmy's Lawyer #2

  16. K Callan

    Mrs. Powell

  17. Sandy McPeak

    Mr. Powell

  18. Lillian Randolph

    Nana

  19. Ned Wilson

    LAPD Captain

  20. Jack Rader

    IAD Captain

  21. Bradford English

    Red Haired Cop

  22. Wendell Wright

    LAPD Sergeant

  23. Stanley Grover

    Greg's Lawyer #2

  24. Michael Pataki

    District Attorney Dino Fulgoni

  25. Steve Conte

    Prison Guard #1

  26. Burke Byrnes

    CHP Officer Odom

  27. Vincent Caristi

    Young Man

  28. Don Starr

    Judge #1

  29. William Dial

    Liquor Store Owner

  30. Raymond Guth

    Prison Guard #2

  31. Raleigh Bond

    Judge #2

  32. Sandy Ward

    Pawnbroker

  33. William Sanderson

    Young Con

  34. Charles Cyphers

    Chaplain

  35. Peter Miller

    Oscar

  36. Richard Seff

    Jimmy's Lawyer

  37. Robert Lee Jarvis

    Bakerfield Detective

  38. Allen Williams

    Poker Playing Cop

  39. Jon K. Greene

    CHP Officer Chris

  40. Dolores Sandoz

    Court Reporter

  41. Bill Morey

    Lawyer

  42. John de Lancie

    LAPD Lieutenant

  43. Richard E. Kalk

    Bailiff

  44. Ray Camacho

    Gunrail Guard

  45. Maggie Sullivan

    Adah Campbell

  46. René Le Vant

    Drag Queen

  47. Tony Becker

    Boy Piper

  48. Tony Di Milo

    Clerk

  49. Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

    Gamblin' Man

  50. Nick Romero

    Death Row Convict

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 51 , Crews : 48

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The Onion Field (1979) 122 Min

ALL 09/09/1979 (en)
Crime, Drama
  • Release 09/09/1979
  • Production
    Black Marble Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures
  • Original title The Onion Field
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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

Overview

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.

  1. Harold Becker

    Director

  2. Story

  3. John W. Wheeler

    Editor

  4. Walter Coblenz

    Producer