- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Release: 1980-02-28
- Director: Harold Becker
- Writers: Joseph Wambaugh
- Language: English
- Stars: John Savage , James Woods , Franklyn Seales , Ted Danson , Ronny Cox (I) , David Huffman , Christopher Lloyd , Dianne Hull , Priscilla Pointer , Beege Barkette
- Runtime: 126 min
- Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
- AKA: Tueurs de flics (Canada) , The Onion Field (Canada) , Polje luka (Croatia) , Polisbil 6-Z-4 svarar inte (Finland) , Mord im Zwiebelfeld (Germany) , Il campo di cipolle (Italy) , Cebulowe pole (Poland) , Tueurs de flics (France, French Republic) , The Onion Field , El campo las cebollas (Spain) , Belalılar kampı (Turkey) , El crimen en el campo de cebollas (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Polisbil 6-Z-4 svarar inte (Sweden) , The Onion Field (United States of America) , El campo de cebollas (Spain) , Løgmarken (Denmark) , Mord am Zwiebelfeld (Austria) , Drabet i løgmarken (Denmark) , オニオン・フィールド (Japan) , Poliisiauto 6Z4 ei vastaa (Finland) , Луковое поле , Ανθρωποκυνηγητό στο Λος Άντζελες (Greece) , Mord im Zwiebelfeld , Assassinato a Sangue Frio (Brazil) , The Onion Field (United Kingdom) , Crime em Campo de Cebolas (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Patruljebil 6-Z-4 svarer ikke... (Norway) , O Crime em Campo de Cebolas (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Hagymaföld (Hungary)
- Plot: Gregory Ulas Powell is a disturbed ex-con who recruits Jimmy Lee "Youngblood" Smith, a petty thief, as his partner in crime. Powell panics one night when the two of them are pulled over by a pair of cops for broken brake lights. Powell decides to kidnap the cops, and Smith, as always, reluctantly goes along with Powell's crazy scheme. The group drives out to a deserted onion field in Bakersfield, California, and one officer is shot while the other escapes. The remainder of the film explores the nature of the American justice system, as well as the devastating psychological effects of this event, and the trial on the surviving officer.
- IMDB:tt0079668
The Onion Field Cast · · · ALL
Harold Becker
Director
John Savage
Karl Hettinger
James Woods
Gregory Powell
Franklyn Seales
Jimmy Smith
Ted Danson
Ian Campbell
Ronny Cox
(I)
Pierce Brooks
David Huffman
District Attorney Phil Halpin
Christopher Lloyd
Jailhouse Lawyer
Dianne Hull
Helen Hettinger
Priscilla Pointer
Chrissie Campbell
Beege Barkette
Greg's Woman
Richard Herd
Beat Cop
Richard Venture
Glenn Bates
Lee Weaver
Billy
Pat Corley
Jimmy's Lawyer #2
K Callan
Mrs. Powell
Sandy McPeak
Mr. Powell
Lillian Randolph
Nana
Ned Wilson
LAPD Captain
Jack Rader
IAD Captain
Bradford English
Red Haired Cop
Wendell Wright
LAPD Sergeant
Stanley Grover
Greg's Lawyer #2
Michael Pataki
District Attorney Dino Fulgoni
Steve Conte
Prison Guard #1
Burke Byrnes
CHP Officer Odom