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The Onion Field

1980·2h 6m·R
DramaCrime
IMDb Rating
★ 6.8/10
6,237 votes
Metascore
57
Metacritic

LA cop Ian Campbell is killed in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. But legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers Greg Powell and Jimmy Smith from receiving justice, and his partner Karl Hettinger is haunted by survivor's guilt.

The Onion Field is a 1980 drama crime movie directed by Harold Becker, starring James Woods, Ted Danson, John Savage. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 6,237 votes and runs 2h 6m.

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Director
Harold Becker
Stars
James Woods
Ted Danson
John Savage
Franklyn Seales
Details
1980-02-28
126 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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