The Onion Field

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

John Savage

Karl Hettinger

James Woods

James Woods

Gregory Powell

Franklyn Seales

Franklyn Seales

Jimmy Smith

Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Ian Campbell

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

Pierce Brooks

David Huffman

David Huffman

District Attorney Phil Halpin

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Jailhouse Lawyer

Dianne Hull

Dianne Hull

Helen Hettinger

Priscilla Pointer

Priscilla Pointer

Chrissie Campbell

Beege Barkette

Beege Barkette

Greg's Woman

Richard Herd

Richard Herd

Beat Cop

Le Tari

Le Tari

Emmanuel McFadden

Richard Venture

Richard Venture

Glenn Bates

Lee Weaver

Lee Weaver

Billy

Pat Corley

Pat Corley

Jimmy's Lawyer #2

K Callan

K Callan

Mrs. Powell

Sandy McPeak

Sandy McPeak

Mr. Powell

Lillian Randolph

Lillian Randolph

Nana

Ned Wilson

Ned Wilson

LAPD Captain

Jack Rader

Jack Rader

IAD Captain

Bradford English

Bradford English

Red Haired Cop

Wendell Wright

Wendell Wright

LAPD Sergeant

Stanley Grover

Stanley Grover

Greg's Lawyer #2

Michael Pataki

Michael Pataki

District Attorney Dino Fulgoni

Steve Conte

Steve Conte

Prison Guard #1

Burke Byrnes

Burke Byrnes

CHP Officer Odom

Vincent Caristi

Vincent Caristi

Young Man

Don Starr

Don Starr

Judge #1

William Dial

William Dial

Liquor Store Owner

Raymond Guth

Raymond Guth

Prison Guard #2

Raleigh Bond

Raleigh Bond

Judge #2

Sandy Ward

Sandy Ward

Pawnbroker

William Sanderson

William Sanderson

Young Con

Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Chaplain

Peter Miller

Peter Miller

Oscar

Richard Seff

Richard Seff

Jimmy's Lawyer

Robert Lee Jarvis

Robert Lee Jarvis

Bakerfield Detective

Allen Williams

Allen Williams

Poker Playing Cop

Jon K. Greene

Jon K. Greene

CHP Officer Chris

Dolores Sandoz

Dolores Sandoz

Court Reporter

Bill Morey

Bill Morey

Lawyer

John de Lancie

John de Lancie

LAPD Lieutenant

Richard E. Kalk

Richard E. Kalk

Bailiff

Ray Camacho

Ray Camacho

Gunrail Guard

Maggie Sullivan

Maggie Sullivan

Adah Campbell

René Le Vant

René Le Vant

Drag Queen

Tony Becker

Tony Becker

Boy Piper

Tony Di Milo

Tony Di Milo

Clerk

Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

Gamblin' Man

Nick Romero

Nick Romero

Death Row Convict

Cindy Collins

Cindy Collins

Dawn Hettinger

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