The Onion Field

1979 • 2h 2m • Crime, Drama

87%Rotten Tomatoes

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.

Director

Harold Becker

Writers

Joseph Wambaugh

Status

Released