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The Defiant Ones

Name: The Defiant Ones
Genre: Crime, Drama, Adventure, Thriller
Released: 1958-08-13
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel, Charles McGraw, Lon Chaney Jr.

“One of the great ones!”

7.1(334)19581h 36m

CrimeDramaAdventureThriller

Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.

Synopsis

Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.

Cast & Crew

DirectorStanley Kramer

Tony CurtisJohn 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney PoitierNoah Cullen
Theodore BikelSheriff Max Muller

Trailer

Details

Release Date: August 13, 1958
Status: Released
Original Title: The Defiant Ones
Runtime: 1h 36m
Rating: NR
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Language: English
Original Language: EN
Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies

Curtleigh Productions

Stanley Kramer Productions

United Artists

Keywords

escape mississippi river freedom hostility swamp bias racist escaped convict chain gang man hunt racism black and white train convict racial prejudice shackles south