MOVIE
The Onion Field
What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after.
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Onion Field in its release era
Released in 1979, The Onion Field sits inside the 1970s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1979-09-09
- Rating
- R
- TMDB score
- 6.0/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- Black Marble Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures
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