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The Onion Field

The Onion Field1979

★6.0122 minCrimeDrama

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.

Director

Writer

Joseph Wambaugh

Score

Stars

John Savage James Woods Franklyn Seales

Cast51

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 (as Diane Hull)
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
N
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
V
Vincent Caristi
as Young Man
Don Starr
as Judge #1
W
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
R
Richard Seff
as Jimmy's Lawyer
R
Robert Lee Jarvis
as Bakerfield Detective
Allen Williams
as Poker Playing Cop
J
Jon K. Greene
as CHP Officer Chris
D
Dolores Sandoz
as Court Reporter
Bill Morey
as Lawyer
John de Lancie
as LAPD Lieutenant
R
Richard E. Kalk
as Bailiff
R
Ray Camacho
as Gunrail Guard
M
Maggie Sullivan
as Adah Campbell
René Le Vant
as Drag Queen
Tony Becker
as Boy Piper
T
Tony Di Milo
as Clerk
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
as Gamblin' Man
N
Nick Romero
as Death Row Convict
C
Cindy Collins
as Dawn Hettinger

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