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The Onion Field

Directed by Harold Becker
R
1979    2h 2mCrime, Drama
6.887%65%
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 of The Onion Field
  • John SavageKarl Hettinger
  • James WoodsGregory Powell
  • Franklyn SealesJimmy Smith
  • Ted DansonIan Campbell
  • Ronny CoxPierce Brooks
  • David HuffmanDistrict Attorney Phil Halpin
  • Christopher LloydJailhouse Lawyer
  • Dianne HullHelen Hettinger
  • Priscilla PointerChrissie Campbell
  • Beege BarketteGreg's Woman
  • Richard HerdBeat Cop
  • Le TariEmmanuel McFadden
  • Richard VentureGlenn Bates
  • Lee WeaverBilly
  • Pat CorleyJimmy's Lawyer #2
  • K CallanMrs. Powell
  • Sandy McPeakMr. Powell
  • Lillian RandolphNana
  • Ned WilsonLAPD Captain
  • Jack RaderIAD Captain
  • Bradford EnglishRed Haired Cop
  • Wendell WrightLAPD Sergeant
  • Stanley GroverGreg's Lawyer #2
  • Michael PatakiDistrict Attorney Dino Fulgoni
  • Steve ContePrison Guard #1
  • Burke ByrnesCHP Officer Odom
  • Vincent CaristiYoung Man
  • Don StarrJudge #1
  • William DialLiquor Store Owner
  • Raymond GuthPrison Guard #2
  • Raleigh BondJudge #2
  • Sandy WardPawnbroker
  • William SandersonYoung Con
  • Charles CyphersChaplain
  • Peter MillerOscar
  • Richard SeffJimmy's Lawyer
  • Robert Lee JarvisBakerfield Detective
  • Allen WilliamsPoker Playing Cop
  • Jon K. GreeneCHP Officer Chris
  • Dolores SandozCourt Reporter
  • Bill MoreyLawyer
  • John de LancieLAPD Lieutenant
  • Richard E. KalkBailiff
  • Ray CamachoGunrail Guard
  • Maggie SullivanAdah Campbell
  • René Le VantDrag Queen
  • Tony BeckerBoy Piper
  • Tony Di MiloClerk
  • Jessie Lawrence FergusonGamblin' Man
  • Nick RomeroDeath Row Convict
  • Cindy CollinsDawn Hettinger
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