The Onion Field (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.
Director:
Harold Becker
Writer:
Joseph Wambaugh
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John Savage as Karl Hettinger |
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James Woods as Gregory Powell |
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Franklyn Seales as Jimmy Smith |
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Ted Danson as Ian Campbell |
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Ronny Cox as Pierce Brooks |
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David Huffman as District Attorney Phil Halpin |
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Christopher Lloyd as Jailhouse Lawyer |
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Dianne Hull as Helen Hettinger (as Diane Hull) |
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Priscilla Pointer as Chrissie Campbell |
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Beege Barkette as Greg's Woman |
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Richard Herd as Beat Cop |
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Le Tari as Emmanuel McFadden |
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Richard Venture as Glenn Bates |
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Lee Weaver as Billy |
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Pat Corley as Jimmy's Lawyer #2 |
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K Callan as Mrs. Powell |
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Sandy McPeak as Mr. Powell |
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Lillian Randolph as Nana |
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Ned Wilson as LAPD Captain |
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Jack Rader as IAD Captain |
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Bradford English as Red Haired Cop |
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Wendell Wright as LAPD Sergeant |
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Stanley Grover as Greg's Lawyer #2 |
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Michael Pataki as District Attorney Dino Fulgoni |
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Steve Conte as Prison Guard #1 |
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Burke Byrnes as CHP Officer Odom |
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Vincent Caristi as Young Man |
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Don Starr as Judge #1 |
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William Dial as Liquor Store Owner |
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Raymond Guth as Prison Guard #2 |
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Raleigh Bond as Judge #2 |
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Sandy Ward as Pawnbroker |
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William Sanderson as Young Con |
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Charles Cyphers as Chaplain |
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Peter Miller as Oscar |
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Richard Seff as Jimmy's Lawyer |
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Robert Lee Jarvis as Bakerfield Detective |
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Allen Williams as Poker Playing Cop |
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Jon K. Greene as CHP Officer Chris |
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Dolores Sandoz as Court Reporter |
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Bill Morey as Lawyer |
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John de Lancie as LAPD Lieutenant |
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Richard E. Kalk as Bailiff |
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Ray Camacho as Gunrail Guard |
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Maggie Sullivan as Adah Campbell |
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René Le Vant as Drag Queen |
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Tony Becker as Boy Piper |
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Tony Di Milo as Clerk |
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Jessie Lawrence Ferguson as Gamblin' Man |
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Nick Romero as Death Row Convict |
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Cindy Collins as Dawn Hettinger |
| Directing | Harold Becker | Director |
| Writing | Joseph Wambaugh | Novel |
| Art | Brian Eatwell | Production Design |
| Sound | Eumir Deodato | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Joseph Wambaugh | Screenplay |
| Editing | John W. Wheeler | Editor |
| Production | Walter Coblenz | Producer |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Camera | Charles Rosher Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Jan Tucker | Craft Service |
| Directing | D. Scott Easton | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Keith Stafford | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Thomas J. Mack | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Florence Williamson | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Gene Anderson | Assistant Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edie Panda | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Robert L. Harman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Fritz Braden | Transportation Captain |
| Camera | Harry Rez | Key Grip |
| Sound | Nicholas C. Washington | Music Editor |
| Directing | Hannah Scheel | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Barry Bedig | Property Master |
| Camera | Robert Bennett | Dolly Grip |
| Crew | Phil Cory | Special Effects |
| Art | Joseph E. Hubbard | Set Designer |
| Editing | Jack Garsha | Color Timer |
| Lighting | Tim Evans | Gaffer |
| Art | Robert Krume | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Toni Howard | Casting Associate |
| Sound | Clark King | Boom Operator |
| Art | Gordon Gair | Leadman |
| Sound | James E. Webb | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Richard C. Goddard | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Jay Kaplan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Joe Garcia | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Elliot Davis | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Harvey | Costumer |
| Camera | Louis Niemeyer | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | John Bonino | Construction Foreman |
| Sound | Charles Grenzbach | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Jacque E. Wallace | Best Boy Grip |
| Production | Robert S. Mendelsohn | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jim Cook | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mills | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ed Fincher | Costumer |
| Production | Herman David | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Ronald Batzdorff | Still Photographer |
| Production | Nancy Klopper | Casting Associate |
