The Onion Field
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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.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Released
- 1979
Details
Release year: 1979
Storyline
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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Cast
See all 62 credits →- John Savage — Karl Hettinger
- James Woods — Gregory Powell
- Franklyn Seales — Jimmy Smith
- Ted Danson — Ian Campbell