The Onion Field
What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after.
1979 | 122m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Harold Becker |
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| Writer: | Joseph Wambaugh |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 09, 1979 |
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| Director: | Harold Becker |
| Writer: | Joseph Wambaugh |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | cop-killer, based on true story, police officer killed, capital punishment, in the closet |
| Production Companies | AVCO Embassy Pictures, Black Marble Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cindy Collins | Dawn Hettinger |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harold Becker | Director |
| Eumir Deodato | Original Music Composer |
| Elliot Davis | Camera Operator |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Charles Rosher Jr. | Director of Photography |
| D. Scott Easton | Second Assistant Director |
| James E. Webb | Sound Mixer |
| Robert L. Harman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Richard C. Goddard | Set Decoration |
| Hannah Scheel | Script Supervisor |
| Barry Bedig | Property Master |
| Edie Panda | Hairstylist |
| Harry Rez | Key Grip |
| Phil Cory | Special Effects |
| Robert Krume | Construction Coordinator |
| Toni Howard | Casting Associate |
| Jan Tucker | Craft Service |
| John W. Wheeler | Editor |
| Joseph Wambaugh | Novel, Screenplay |
| Thomas J. Mack | Assistant Director |
| Florence Williamson | Assistant Editor |
| Jim Cook | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Nicholas C. Washington | Music Editor |
| Gordon Gair | Leadman |
| Jay Kaplan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Joe Garcia | Best Boy Electric |
| Bob Mills | Makeup Artist |
| Brian Eatwell | Production Design |
| Robert S. Mendelsohn | Production Manager |
| Keith Stafford | Sound Editor |
| Clark King | Boom Operator |
| Charles Grenzbach | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Joseph E. Hubbard | Set Designer |
| Louis Niemeyer | First Assistant Camera |
| Tim Evans | Gaffer |
| Gene Anderson | Assistant Property Master |
| Ken Harvey | Costumer |
| Jacque E. Wallace | Best Boy Grip |
| Jack Garsha | Color Timer |
| John Bonino | Construction Foreman |
| Ed Fincher | Costumer |
| Robert Bennett | Dolly Grip |
| Fritz Braden | Transportation Captain |
| Ronald Batzdorff | Still Photographer |
| Herman David | Production Supervisor |
| Nancy Klopper | Casting Associate |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walter Coblenz | Producer |
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