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The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

One of the great ones!

19587.11h 36m

Overview

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

Directed by Stanley Kramer
Written by Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young
Produced by Stanley Kramer
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Top Cast

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

John 'Joker' Jackson

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Noah Cullen

Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Sheriff Max Muller

Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Capt. Frank Gibbons

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Big Sam

King Donovan

King Donovan

Solly

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Mack

Lawrence Dobkin

Lawrence Dobkin

Editor

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Lou Gans

Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

Angus

Themes & Keywords

escapemississippi riverfreedomhostilityswampbiasracistescaped convictchain gangman huntracismblack and whitetrainconvictracial prejudiceshacklessouth

About The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones is a crime, drama, adventure, thriller film released in 1958 exploring themes of escape, mississippi river, freedom, hostility, swamp, bias. Directed by Stanley Kramer, it stars Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel. Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.

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