The onion field, screenplay by Joseph Wambaugh ; produced by Walter Coblenz ; directed by Harold Becker ; an AVCO Embassy Pictures release
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The onion field, screenplay by Joseph Wambaugh ; produced by Walter Coblenz ; directed by Harold Becker ; an AVCO Embassy Pictures release
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The onion field
Medium
videorecording
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Responsibility statement
screenplay by Joseph Wambaugh ; produced by Walter Coblenz ; directed by Harold Becker ; an AVCO Embassy Pictures release
Runtime
126
Summary
Two Los Angeles police officers are kidnapped by two criminals, and one of the officers is murdered in a deserted onion field. The killers go to trial, and the police work is scrutinized. The justice process is prolonged by appeals and delaying tactics while the surviving police officer feels responsible for his partner's death
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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- Classification2
- Contributor11
- Genre5
- Subject8