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The Onion Field [1979] | ![The Onion Field [1979]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H3XHT91PL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Harold Becker
Actors: John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ted Danson, Ronny Cox
Studio: Momentum Pictures
Category: DVD
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Sales Rank: 46025
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 121 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060049140131
ASIN: B0000AGVPZ
Theatrical Release Date: October 8, 1980
Release Date: September 8, 2003
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Posted from Ireland
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Amazon.co.uk Review
One night in l963, two plainclothes LAPD officers were abducted by armed, small-time criminals after a routine traffic stop, then driven to a remote area where one was brutally executed. The other officer managed to escape and the perpetrators were captured and brought to trial. Despite overwhelming evidence, the slayers managed to drag the justice process on for years through appeals and delaying tactics, one of them making use of the prison law library to become a "jailhouse lawyer". Taken from the Joseph Wambaugh book, The Onion Field is a true story about a case that changed LAPD policies forever. More than a simple police procedural, though, the film is a character study that follows the aftermath of the murder for all involved. John Savage, as the surviving officer, is called on over and over to re-enact the event in court, chided by his superiors and eventually fired from the force, with redemption a long way off. He does a great job in a harrowing role as frustration, guilt and depression cause his life and career to disintegrate over time. There are impressive early performances by Ted Danson and James Woods (setting the tone for countless raw-nerve, psycho-lowlife roles that Woods would take on in the future). The compelling script, written by ex-cop Wambaugh (with no studio interference), is a reminder of why he's one of novelist James Ellroy's favourite writers. It's a story of tragedy and hope, dignity and pain, with a potent emotional payoff. --Jerry Renshaw
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