Movie · 1979
The Onion Field
“What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after.”
Released 9 September 1979 122 min Crime / Drama More from 1979 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Jack Rader
as IAD Captain
Priscilla Pointer
as Chrissie Campbell
Richard Venture
as Glenn Bates
Lee Weaver
as Billy
Pat Corley
as Jimmy's Lawyer #2
Richard Herd
as Beat Cop
Ronny Cox
as Pierce Brooks
Christopher Lloyd
as Jailhouse Lawyer
K Callan
as Mrs. Powell
David Huffman
as District Attorney Phil Halpin
Le Tari
as Emmanuel McFadden
James Woods
as Gregory Powell
Ted Danson
as Ian Campbell
John Savage
as Karl Hettinger
Dianne Hull
as Helen Hettinger (as Diane Hull)
Beege Barkette
as Greg's Woman
Franklyn Seales
as Jimmy Smith
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The numbers
31years between the oldest and youngest billed
58Jack Rader — oldest on the call sheet
27Franklyn Seales — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast