The Onion Field

Summary

The Onion Field is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,949 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Onion Field's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Onion Field was directed by Harold Becker^[4].
• Joseph Wambaugh wrote the screenplay for The Onion Field^[5].
• The Onion Field's composer is recorded as Eumir Deodato^[6].
• The Onion Field's genre is crime film^[7].
• The Onion Field's genre is drama film^[8].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was John Savage^[9].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was James Woods^[10].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was Ted Danson^[11].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was Ronny Cox^[12].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was Priscilla Pointer^[13].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was Franklyn Seales^[14].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was David Huffman^[15].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was Christopher Lloyd^[16].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was Richard Herd^[17].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was Richard Venture^[18].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was Lillian Randolph^[19].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was Michael Pataki^[20].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was Burke Byrnes^[21].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was William Sanderson^[22].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was Pat Corley^[23].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was John de Lancie^[24].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was Charles Cyphers^[25].
• A cast member of The Onion Field was Charles Siebert^[26].
• The original language of The Onion Field was English^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Onion Field was directed by Harold Becker^[4]. Joseph Wambaugh wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include John Savage^[9], James Woods^[10], Ted Danson^[11], Ronny Cox^[12], Priscilla Pointer^[13], and Franklyn Seales^[14].

Publication

The Onion Field was released on January 1, 1979^[28]. The original language of it was English^[27]. Genres include crime film^[7] and drama film^[8]. It was distributed by video on demand^[29].

Subject and Themes

The Onion Field's main subject is capital punishment^[30].

Reception

Reviews include 86%^[31] and 7.4/10^[32].

Why It Matters

The Onion Field ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,949 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]