The Onion Field

The Onion Field (1979)

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

  • Genre: Crime, Drama
  • Release Date: 1979-09-09
  • User Rating: 6.126/10 from 95 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 2min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Black Marble Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Harold Becker
star 6.126/10
From 95 Ratings

Summary

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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  • John Savage

    as Karl Hettinger

  • James Woods

    as Gregory Powell

  • Franklyn Seales

    as Jimmy Smith

  • Ted Danson

    as Ian Campbell

  • Ronny Cox

    as Pierce Brooks

  • David Huffman

    as District Attorney Phil Halpin

  • Christopher Lloyd

    as Jailhouse Lawyer

  • Dianne Hull

    as Helen Hettinger

  • Priscilla Pointer

    as Chrissie Campbell

  • Beege Barkette

    as Greg's Woman

  • Richard Herd

    as Beat Cop

  • Le Tari

    as Emmanuel McFadden

  • Richard Venture

    as Glenn Bates

  • Lee Weaver

    as Billy

  • Pat Corley

    as Jimmy's Lawyer #2

  • K Callan

    as Mrs. Powell

  • Sandy McPeak

    as Mr. Powell

  • Lillian Randolph

    as Nana

  • Ned Wilson

    as LAPD Captain

  • Jack Rader

    as IAD Captain

  • Bradford English

    as Red Haired Cop

  • Wendell Wright

    as LAPD Sergeant

  • Stanley Grover

    as Greg's Lawyer #2

  • Michael Pataki

    as District Attorney Dino Fulgoni

  • Steve Conte

    as Prison Guard #1

  • Burke Byrnes

    as CHP Officer Odom

  • Vincent Caristi

    as Young Man

  • Don Starr

    as Judge #1

  • William Dial

    as Liquor Store Owner

  • Raymond Guth

    as Prison Guard #2

  • Raleigh Bond

    as Judge #2

  • Sandy Ward

    as Pawnbroker

  • William Sanderson

    as Young Con

  • Charles Cyphers

    as Chaplain

  • Peter Miller

    as Oscar

  • Richard Seff

    as Jimmy's Lawyer

  • Robert Lee Jarvis

    as Bakerfield Detective

  • Allen Williams

    as Poker Playing Cop

  • Jon K. Greene

    as CHP Officer Chris

  • Dolores Sandoz

    as Court Reporter

  • Bill Morey

    as Lawyer

  • John de Lancie

    as LAPD Lieutenant

  • Richard E. Kalk

    as Bailiff

  • Ray Camacho

    as Gunrail Guard

  • Maggie Sullivan

    as Adah Campbell

  • René Le Vant

    as Drag Queen

  • Tony Becker

    as Boy Piper

  • Tony Di Milo

    as Clerk

  • Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

    as Gamblin' Man

  • Nick Romero

    as Death Row Convict

  • Cindy Collins

    as Dawn Hettinger
Production Walter Coblenz Producer
Production Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Writing Eric Roth Screenplay
Sound Eumir Deodato Original Music Composer
Writing Joseph Wambaugh Screenplay
Editing John W. Wheeler Editor
Directing Harold Becker Director
Art Brian Eatwell Production Design
Writing Joseph Wambaugh Novel
Camera Charles Rosher Jr. Director of Photography
Production Robert S. Mendelsohn Production Manager
Directing Thomas J. Mack Assistant Director
Directing D. Scott Easton Second Assistant Director
Sound Keith Stafford Sound Editor
Editing Florence Williamson Assistant Editor
Sound James E. Webb Sound Mixer
Sound Clark King Boom Operator
Sound Jim Cook Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Robert L. Harman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Charles Grenzbach Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Nicholas C. Washington Music Editor
Art Richard C. Goddard Set Decoration
Art Joseph E. Hubbard Set Designer
Art Gordon Gair Leadman
Camera Elliot Davis Camera Operator
Camera Louis Niemeyer First Assistant Camera
Camera Jay Kaplan Second Assistant Camera
Directing Hannah Scheel Script Supervisor
Lighting Tim Evans Gaffer
Lighting Joe Garcia Best Boy Electric
Art Barry Bedig Property Master
Art Gene Anderson Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up Bob Mills Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Edie Panda Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Ken Harvey Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Ed Fincher Costumer
Camera Harry Rez Key Grip
Camera Jacque E. Wallace Best Boy Grip
Camera Robert Bennett Dolly Grip
Crew Phil Cory Special Effects
Editing Jack Garsha Color Timer
Crew Fritz Braden Transportation Captain
Art Robert Krume Construction Coordinator
Art John Bonino Construction Foreman
Camera Ronald Batzdorff Still Photographer
Production Toni Howard Casting Associate
Production Nancy Klopper Casting Associate
Production Herman David Production Supervisor

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