The Onion Field
Sep 09, 1979 | IMDB 6.1
122 min Watch NowCrime, Drama
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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