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6.0An 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.
Released: 1979-09-09122 minDir: Harold BeckerCrime, Drama
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Cast
- John Savage as Karl Hettinger
- James Woods as Gregory Powell
- Franklyn Seales as Jimmy Smith
- Ted Danson as Ian Campbell
- Ronny Cox as Pierce Brooks
- David Huffman as District Attorney Phil Halpin
Themes
- cop-killer
- based on true story
- police officer killed
- capital punishment
- in the closet
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Director
- Harold Becker
- Screenwriter
- Joseph Wambaugh
- Cast member
- Charles Siebert
- Composer
- Eumir Deodato
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 227980
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1979-01-01
- title
- The Onion Field
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 7.4/10
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