The Onion Field
What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after.
Film19792h 2m
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- Director
- Harold Becker
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1979-09-09
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
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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.
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