The Defiant Ones (1958)

  • NR
  • 09/24/1958 (US)
  • Crime, Drama, Action, Adventure, Thriller
  • 1h 36m

One of the great ones!

Overview

Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.

Stanley Kramer

Director

Nedrick Young

Writer

Harold Jacob Smith

Writer

Cast

Tony Curtis's headshot

Tony Curtis

John 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney Poitier's headshot

Sidney Poitier

Noah Cullen
Theodore Bikel's headshot

Theodore Bikel

Sheriff Max Muller
Charles McGraw's headshot

Charles McGraw

Capt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr.'s headshot

Lon Chaney Jr.

Big Sam
King Donovan's headshot

King Donovan

Solly
Claude Akins's headshot

Claude Akins

Mack
Lawrence Dobkin's headshot

Lawrence Dobkin

Editor

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