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Monday Film: The Onion Field

on BBC One London

starring
John Savage , James Woods
Los Angeles, March 1963. Based on the true story of the murder of a Los Angeles policeman, this Powerful dramatisation of Joseph Wambaugh's novel details the brutal killing and its aftermath with documentary-like precision. When two young policemen become suspicious of a cruising car they attempt to arrest the occupants-only to find themselves victims of a hijack. In a deserted field one of the cops is murdered and the other narrowly escapes What subsequently happened is one of the most bizarre stories in the Los Angeles police file.
Screenplay by JOSEPH WAMBAUGH Produced by WALTER COBLENZ
Directed by HAROLD BECKER (First showing on British television)

Contributors

Unknown:
John Savage
Unknown:
James Woods
Unknown:
Joseph Wambaugh
Produced By:
Walter Coblenz
Directed By:
Harold Becker
Karl Hettinger:
John Savage
Gregory Powell:
James Woods
Jimmy Smith:
Franklyn Seales
Ian Campbell:
Ted Danson
Sgt Pierce Brooks:
Ronny Cox
D A Phillip Halpin:
David Huffman
Jailhouse lawyer:
Christopher Lloyd
Helen Hettinger:
Diane Hull
Chrissie Campbell:
Priscilla Pointer
Greg's woman:
Beege Barkett
Beat cop:
Richard Herd
Emmanuel:
McFadden Letari

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