The Onion Field
Summary:
Joseph Wambaugh's The Onion Field is based on an actual 1963 case. L.A. plainclothesmen Karl Hattinger (John Savage) and Ian Campbell (Ted Danson) routinely investigate a pair of suspicious types, Greg Powell (James Woods) and Jimmy Smith (Franklin Seales). Unexpectedly, Powell pulls a gun on the cops, then forces them into a deserted onion field, where h... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John Savage - (Karl Hattinger)
James Woods - (Greg Powell)
Ted Danson - (Ian Campbell)
Ronny Cox - (Pierce Brooks)
Franklyn Seales - (Jimmy Smith)
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Review:
Harold Becker's account of an actual police case that occurred in 1963 features an unforgettably graphic first act that the rest of the film can't quite sustain, yet it remains an absorbing study of the psychological costs of police work. Prolific author and ex-cop Joseph Wambaugh has probably done more than anyone in any media to give the pu... Continue >>
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