The Onion Field (film)

Infobox_Film
name = The Onion Field


caption = DVD cover of "The Onion Field"
director = Harold Becker
producer = Walter Coblenz
writer = Joseph Wambaugh
narrator =
starring = John Savage
James Woods
Franklyn Seales
Ted Danson
Ronny Cox
Christopher Lloyd
music = Eumir Deodato
cinematography = Charles Rosher Jr.
editing = John W. Wheeler
distributor = AVCO Embassy Pictures
released = USA September 19, 1979 [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079668/releaseinfo imdb release information] ]
runtime = 122 minutes
country = USA
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:36479
imdb_id = 0079668

"The Onion Field" is a 1979 film adapted by Joseph Wambaugh from his novel of the same name, and directed by Becker.

The film's original music score was composed by Emir Deodato and was produced by legendary Hollywood producer, Walter Coblenz. [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/36479/The-Onion-Field/overview The Onion Field - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - New York Times ] ]

Plot

Joseph Wambaugh's "The Onion Field" is based on a real 1963 case. L.A. plainclothesmen Karl Hattinger (John Savage) and Ian Campbell (Ted Danson) regularly investigate a pair of suspicious types, Greg Powell (James Woods) and Jimmy Smith (Franklyn Seales). Powell pulls a gun on the cops out of the blue, then forces them into a deserted onion field, where he kills Campbell in cold blood.

Hattinger manages to escape, and through his eyewitness account, Powell and Smith are arrested. But thanks to their knowledge and exploitation of the quicksilver legal system, Powell and Smith manage to evade prosecution for years. Meanwhile, Hattinger goes through hell on earth, tortured with guilt over the fact that he lived while Campbell died so ignominiously. [ [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:36479~T0 allmovie ((( The Onion Field > Overview ))) ] ]

Cast and Crew

1980 Golden Globe Awards

Nominations

*Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama - James Woods [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079668/awards The Onion Field (1979) - Awards ] ]

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