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The Defiant Ones
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The Defiant Ones

1958-08-14 · 96 min · ★ 7.2

Crime · Drama · Adventure · Thriller

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

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Directors
Stanley Kramer
Production companies
Curtleigh Productions, Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tony CurtisTony CurtisJohn 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney PoitierSidney PoitierNoah Cullen
Theodore BikelTheodore BikelSheriff Max Muller
Charles McGrawCharles McGrawCapt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr.Lon Chaney Jr.Big Sam
King DonovanKing DonovanSolly
Claude AkinsClaude AkinsMack
Lawrence DobkinLawrence DobkinEditor
Whit BissellWhit BissellLou Gans
Carl SwitzerCarl SwitzerAngus
Kevin CoughlinKevin CoughlinBilly
Cara WilliamsCara WilliamsBilly's mother
Ned GlassNed GlassDoctor
Nedrick YoungNedrick YoungPrison Guard

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