The Onion Field (1979)

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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