The Onion Field (1979)

Directed by

Harold Becker

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 122 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two police officers are abducted by two small-time criminals and taken to a remote onion field where one of the cops is murdered. The surviving officer struggles with guilt and trauma as the legal system fails to deliver justice.

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What happens

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, Franklyn Seales, Ronny Cox, Christopher Lloyd, and Ted Danson in his film debut. Woods' performance as Greg Powell was the film's most widely praised element, earning him his first Golden Globe nomination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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