The Onion Field
What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after.
1979 en 122 minutes
Rating: 6.1
Plot
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.
Trailer
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
Priscilla Pointer
Chrissie Campbell
Beege Barkette
Greg's Woman
Richard Herd
Beat Cop
Le Tari
Emmanuel McFadden
Richard Venture
Glenn Bates
Lee Weaver
Billy
Pat Corley
Jimmy's Lawyer #2
K Callan
Mrs. Powell
Sandy McPeak
Mr. Powell
Lillian Randolph
Nana
Ned Wilson
LAPD Captain
Jack Rader
IAD Captain
Bradford English
Red Haired Cop
Wendell Wright
LAPD Sergeant
Stanley Grover
Greg's Lawyer #2
Michael Pataki
District Attorney Dino Fulgoni
Steve Conte
Prison Guard #1
Burke Byrnes
CHP Officer Odom
Vincent Caristi
Young Man
Don Starr
Judge #1
William Dial
Liquor Store Owner
Raymond Guth
Prison Guard #2
Raleigh Bond
Judge #2
Sandy Ward
Pawnbroker
William Sanderson
Young Con
Charles Cyphers
Chaplain
Peter Miller
Oscar
Richard Seff
Jimmy's Lawyer
Robert Lee Jarvis
Bakerfield Detective
Allen Williams
Poker Playing Cop
Jon K. Greene
CHP Officer Chris
Dolores Sandoz
Court Reporter
Bill Morey
Lawyer
John de Lancie
LAPD Lieutenant
Richard E. Kalk
Bailiff
Ray Camacho
Gunrail Guard
Maggie Sullivan
Adah Campbell
René Le Vant
Drag Queen
Tony Becker
Boy Piper
Tony Di Milo
Clerk
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Gamblin' Man
Nick Romero
Death Row Convict
Cindy Collins
Dawn Hettinger
