The Onion Field

The Onion Field

★ 6.0IMDb Score
Released:1979-09-09
Duration:122 min
Director:Harold Becker
Actors:John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ted Danson, Ronny Cox
Production:Black Marble Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures

Overview:

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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