Politieagent Karl Hettinger (Savage) wordt samen met zijn partner ontvoerd door twee criminelen. Karl weet te ontsnappen, maar zijn partner wordt vermoord.
Nee, helaas is The Onion Field nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Joseph Wambaugh | Screenplay |
| Production | Walter Coblenz | Producer |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Editing | John W. Wheeler | Editor |
| Sound | Eumir Deodato | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Brian Eatwell | Production Design |
| Directing | Harold Becker | Director |
| Writing | Joseph Wambaugh | Novel |
| Camera | Charles Rosher Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Jan Tucker | Craft Service |
| Editing | Florence Williamson | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jim Cook | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Thomas J. Mack | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Charles Grenzbach | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Elliot Davis | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mills | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ed Fincher | Costumer |
| Sound | James E. Webb | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Robert L. Harman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Clark King | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Louis Niemeyer | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Tim Evans | Gaffer |
| Sound | Nicholas C. Washington | Music Editor |
| Lighting | Joe Garcia | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Robert Bennett | Dolly Grip |
| Art | Richard C. Goddard | Set Decoration |
| Directing | D. Scott Easton | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Gordon Gair | Leadman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edie Panda | Hairstylist |
| Production | Robert S. Mendelsohn | Production Manager |
| Art | Barry Bedig | Property Master |
| Crew | Phil Cory | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Harvey | Costumer |
| Camera | Harry Rez | Key Grip |
| Sound | Keith Stafford | Sound Editor |
| Art | Joseph E. Hubbard | Set Designer |
| Art | Gene Anderson | Assistant Property Master |
| Camera | Jay Kaplan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Nancy Klopper | Casting Associate |
| Directing | Hannah Scheel | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Robert Krume | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Jacque E. Wallace | Best Boy Grip |
| Art | John Bonino | Construction Foreman |
| Camera | Ronald Batzdorff | Still Photographer |
| Production | Herman David | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Fritz Braden | Transportation Captain |
| Editing | Jack Garsha | Color Timer |
| Production | Toni Howard | Casting Associate |
