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The Defiant Ones

195896 min 7.2 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“One of the great ones!”

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

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Release / first air1958-08-14
Original languageEN
GenresCrime, Drama, Adventure
DirectorStanley Kramer
WriterNedrick Young
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionCurtleigh Productions, Stanley Kramer Productions

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10 cast members
Tony CurtisTony CurtisJohn 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney PoitierSidney PoitierNoah Cullen
Theodore BikelTheodore BikelSheriff Max Muller
Charles McGrawCharles McGrawCapt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr.Lon Chaney Jr.Big Sam
King DonovanKing DonovanSolly
Claude AkinsClaude AkinsMack
Lawrence DobkinLawrence DobkinEditor
Whit BissellWhit BissellLou Gans
Carl SwitzerCarl SwitzerAngus

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#escape#mississippi river#freedom#hostility#swamp#bias#racist#escaped convict#chain gang#man hunt#racism#black and white#train#convict#racial prejudice#shackles#south

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