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The Onion Field

1979, 2h 2min

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.

"The Onion Field" — crime and drama movie produced in USA and released in 1979. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 2min. "The Onion Field" is not currently available to stream in USA. Save it and we'll notify you when it's available! Make sure to turn on push notifications as well.

Country: United States

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Christopher Lloyd,

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Critic Kim Newman

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6

A low-key, based-on-a-true story psychological crime movie...

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The Onion Field was released in theaters on September 9, 1979.