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Feature film — 1958

The Defiant Ones (1958)

7.21h 36mCrime — Drama — Adventure — Thriller

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

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A high-signal pick with 345 votes.

Curtleigh Productions / Stanley Kramer Productions / United Artists

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Director: Stanley Kramer

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Cast & crew

Tony Curtis as John 'Joker' Jackson

Tony Curtis

John 'Joker' Jackson

Sidney Poitier as Noah Cullen

Sidney Poitier

Noah Cullen

Theodore Bikel as Sheriff Max Muller

Theodore Bikel

Sheriff Max Muller

Charles McGraw as Capt. Frank Gibbons

Charles McGraw

Capt. Frank Gibbons

Lon Chaney Jr. as Big Sam

Lon Chaney Jr.

Big Sam

King Donovan as Solly

King Donovan

Solly

Claude Akins as Mack

Claude Akins

Mack

Lawrence Dobkin as Editor

Lawrence Dobkin

Editor

Whit Bissell as Lou Gans

Whit Bissell

Lou Gans

Carl Switzer as Angus

Carl Switzer

Angus

Kevin Coughlin as Billy

Kevin Coughlin

Billy

Cara Williams as Billy's mother

Cara Williams

Billy's mother

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