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Quick Facts

DirectorHarold Becker

Runtime2h 2m · R

GenresCrime · Drama

Release1979-09-09

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Film

The Onion Field

Name: The Onion Field
Released: 1979-09-09

1979· R· 2h 2m· Crime· Drama

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

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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Key Crew

DirectorHarold Becker

ScreenplayJoseph Wambaugh

ProducerWalter Coblenz

Director of PhotographyCharles Rosher Jr.

Original Music ComposerEumir Deodato

EditorJohn W. Wheeler

Full cast & crew (30 cast · 46 crew)

Details

Released1979-09-09

Runtime2h 2m · R

StatusReleased

StudiosBlack Marble Productions · AVCO Embassy Pictures

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Rating6.0/10 · 120 votes

Original languageen

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