The Onion Field 1979 POSTER

The Onion Field

6.8

87%

based on a true story

based on true story

capital punishment

police officer killed

Harold Becker

Harold Becker Director

Richard Herd

Richard Herd as Beat Cop

Michael Pataki

Michael Pataki as Dist. Atty. Dino Fulgoni

Bill Morey

Bill Morey as Lawyer #1

William Sanderson

William Sanderson as Young Con

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.

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