- HD 1080
- Runtime: 122m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Harold Becker
- Stars: John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ted Danson, Ronny Cox
- keywords: cop-killer, based on true story, police officer killed, capital punishment, in the closet
- Production_studio: Black Marble Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures
- Slogan: What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after.
- The The Onion Field is featured in the top rankings of 1979
- #93 in Top Drama Movies of 1979
- #26 in Top Crime Movies of 1979
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.
