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The Defiant Ones

1958•1h 36m•★ 7.2•Released

CrimeDramaAdventureThriller

One of the great ones!

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Overview

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

Movie details

Release date: 1958
Runtime: 1h 36m
Genres: Crime, Drama, Adventure, Thriller
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Country: United States of America
Director: Stanley Kramer
Production: Curtleigh Productions, Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists

Cast

Portrait of Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

John 'Joker' Jackson

Portrait of Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Noah Cullen

Portrait of Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Sheriff Max Muller

Portrait of Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Capt. Frank Gibbons

Portrait of Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Big Sam

Portrait of King Donovan

King Donovan

Solly

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