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The Onion Field
What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after.
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.
- Year: 1979
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Studio: Black Marble Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures
- Keyword: cop-killer, based on true story, police officer killed, capital punishment, in the closet
- Director: Harold Becker
- Cast: John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ted Danson, Ronny Cox, David Huffman