The Onion Field
- Original title
- The Onion Field
- Year
- 1979
- Running time
- 122 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Joseph Wambaugh. Book: Joseph Wambaugh
- Cast
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- John Savage
- James Woods
- Franklyn Seales
- Ted Danson
- Ronny Cox
- David Huffman
- Christopher Lloyd
- Dianne Hull
- Priscilla Pointer
- Richard Herd
- Richard Venture
- Lee Weaver
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Thriller. Drama | Crime. Based on a true story. 1960s
- Awards
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1979: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor - Drama (James Woods)1979: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (James Woods)1979: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Supporting Actor.
- Critics' reviews
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"One of the best films of the year, a powling, gripping, disturbing movie that has its own far-from-simple vision of evil in our wretched and sinister cities."
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"The movie version of 'The Onion Field' offers a compelling buildup of suspense and apprehension"
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