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    The Onion Field

    R1979 · Crime drama · 2h 2m

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  1. 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.

    • Walter Coblenz
  2. Feb 28, 1980 · With John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ted Danson. 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.

    • (5.8K)
    • Snoopystyle
    • R
    • Harold Becker
  3. ISBN. 9780440066927. 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
    • 427 pp
    • 1973
    • 1973; 50 years ago
  4. In 1963 while making a routine traffic stop, two LAPD officers are held up at gunpoint and taken to a deserted onion field, where one of the officers is executed and the other escapes. The murderers are soon arrested, but due to their manipulation of the legal system, manage to postpone prosecution for years.

    • Harold Becker
    • John Savage
  5. The Onion Field. 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...

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    • Harold Becker
    • R
    • John Savage
  6. Aug 28, 2007 · The Onion Field: Wambaugh, Joseph: 9780385341592: Amazon.com: Books. Books. ›. History. ›. Americas. $10.99. Available instantly. Audiobook. $0.00. with membership trial. $9.81. $16.99. Other Used, New, Collectible from $1.99. Buy new: $1699. Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns.

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  8. A true crime film based on the 1963 murder of an LA police officer by two petty thieves in an onion field. The film explores the legal and psychological aftermath of the crime and its impact on the survivors.

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