---
title: 'The Onion Field (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Harold Becker'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-onion-field-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079668/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Onion Field (1979)

1979 · 122 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Onion Field is a 1979 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Harold Becker and written by Joseph Wambaugh, based on his 1973 true crime book of the same name. The film stars John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ronny Cox, Christopher Lloyd, and Ted Danson in his film debut.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Harold Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-becker)
- **Screenplay:** [Joseph Wambaugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-wambaugh)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Eumir Deodato](https://cinepixo.com/people/eumir-deodato)

## Cast

- [Franklyn Seales](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklyn-seales)
- [John de Lancie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-de-lancie)
- [John Savage](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-savage)
- [Pat Corley](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-corley)
- [Ted Danson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-danson)
- [Ronny Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronny-cox)
- [Richard Venture](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-venture)
- [Charles Cyphers](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-cyphers)
- [Michael Pataki](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-pataki)
- [Lillian Randolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillian-randolph)
- [Christopher Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lloyd)
- [Richard Herd](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-herd)
- [Burke Byrnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/burke-byrnes)
- [William Sanderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-sanderson)
- [Charles Siebert](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-siebert)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-onion-field-1979
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