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The Defiant Ones

CrimeDramaAdventure

The Defiant Ones

One of the great ones!

7.1TMDB19581h 36m

TMDB7.1/10 · 329 votes

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TMDB7.1/10 · 329 votes

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

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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

Kevin Coughlin

Kevin Coughlin

Billy

Cara Williams

Cara Williams

Billy's mother

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

Doctor

Nedrick Young

Nedrick Young

Prison Guard

Crew

Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kramer

Director

Harold Jacob Smith

Harold Jacob Smith

Writer

Nedrick Young

Nedrick Young

Writer

Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kramer

Producer

Sam Leavitt

Sam Leavitt

Director of Photography

Ernest Gold

Ernest Gold

Original Music Composer

Frederic Knudtson

Frederic Knudtson

Editor

Rudolph Sternad

Rudolph Sternad

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The Defiant Ones Official Trailer #1 - Tony Curtis Movie (1958) HD

The Defiant Ones Official Trailer #1 - Tony Curtis Movie (1958) HD

Tony Curtis Talks Race and Sidney Poitier with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz

Tony Curtis Talks Race and Sidney Poitier with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz

John Landis on THE DEFIANT ONES

John Landis on THE DEFIANT ONES

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Details

Director: Stanley Kramer
Released: 1958
Runtime: 1h 36m
Genres: Crime, Drama, Adventure, Thriller
Scores: TMDB7.1/10 · 329 votes