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The Onion Field is a 1979 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Harold Becker and written by Joseph Wambaugh, based on his 1973 true crime book of the same name. The film stars John Savage, James Woods and Franklyn Seales, as well as Ted Danson in his film debut.
Feb 28, 1980 · With John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ted Danson. 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.
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- Crime, Drama
- Harold Becker
- 1980-02-28
Based on a true story, The Onion Field follows a policeman who is shot by a former convict while investigating a robbery. The movie stars John Savage, James Woods and Ted Danson, and is directed by Harold Becker.
- Harold Becker
- John Savage
The Onion Field is a 1973 nonfiction book by Joseph Wambaugh, a sergeant for the Los Angeles Police Department, chronicling the kidnapping of two plainclothes LAPD officers by a pair of criminals during a traffic stop and the subsequent murder of one of the officers.
- Joseph Wambaugh
- 1973
Charismatic psychopath Greg Powell (James Woods) teams up with Jimmy Youngblood (Franklyn Seales), a petty thief. Driving in Los Angeles in 1963, they are pulled over by Detective Hettinger (John...
- (15)
- Harold Becker
- R
- John Savage
Watch Siskel and Ebert's insightful and engaging review of The Onion Field, a 1979 crime drama based on a true story of two cops kidnapped by two criminals. Find out why they praised the ...
- 6 min
- 2.6K
- HazBeenEdits
Gregory Ulas Powell is a disturbed ex-con who recruits Jimmy Lee "Youngblood" Smith, a petty thief, as his partner in crime. Powell panics one night when the two of them are pulled over by a pair of cops for broken brake lights.
