The Onion Field (1979)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.389 |
Directed By
Harold Becker
Crew
Harold Becker
Joseph Wambaugh
Brian Eatwell
Eumir Deodato
Joseph Wambaugh
John W. Wheeler
Walter Coblenz
Lynn Stalmaster
Charles Rosher Jr.
Jan Tucker
D. Scott Easton
Keith Stafford
Thomas J. Mack
Florence Williamson
Gene Anderson
Edie Panda
Robert L. Harman
Fritz Braden
Harry Rez
Nicholas C. Washington
Hannah Scheel
Barry Bedig
Robert Bennett
Phil Cory
Joseph E. Hubbard
Jack Garsha
Tim Evans
Robert Krume
Toni Howard
Clark King
Gordon Gair
James E. Webb
Richard C. Goddard
Jay Kaplan
Joe Garcia
Elliot Davis
Ken Harvey
Louis Niemeyer
John Bonino
Charles Grenzbach
Jacque E. Wallace
Robert S. Mendelsohn
Jim Cook
Bob Mills
Ed Fincher
Herman David
Ronald Batzdorff
Nancy Klopper
TOP 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
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