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1h 36m

The Defiant Ones (1958)

Overview

Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.
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Stanley Kramer profile
Stanley Kramer

Director

Cast

Tony Curtis profile
Tony Curtis

John 'Joker' Jackson

Sidney Poitier profile
Sidney Poitier

Noah Cullen

Theodore Bikel profile
Theodore Bikel

Sheriff Max Muller

Charles McGraw profile
Charles McGraw

Capt. Frank Gibbons

Lon Chaney Jr. profile
Lon Chaney Jr.

Big Sam

King Donovan profile
King Donovan

Solly

Claude Akins profile
Claude Akins

Mack

Lawrence Dobkin profile
Lawrence Dobkin

Editor

Whit Bissell profile
Whit Bissell

Lou Gans

Carl Switzer profile
Carl Switzer

Angus

Kevin Coughlin profile
Kevin Coughlin

Billy

Cara Williams profile
Cara Williams

Billy's mother

Tony Curtis profile
Tony Curtis

John 'Joker' Jackson

Sidney Poitier profile
Sidney Poitier

Noah Cullen

Theodore Bikel profile
Theodore Bikel

Sheriff Max Muller

Charles McGraw profile
Charles McGraw

Capt. Frank Gibbons

Lon Chaney Jr. profile
Lon Chaney Jr.

Big Sam

King Donovan profile
King Donovan

Solly

Claude Akins profile
Claude Akins

Mack

Lawrence Dobkin profile
Lawrence Dobkin

Editor

Whit Bissell profile
Whit Bissell

Lou Gans

Carl Switzer profile
Carl Switzer

Angus

Kevin Coughlin profile
Kevin Coughlin

Billy

Cara Williams profile
Cara Williams

Billy's mother

Extra

Release Date

August 14, 1958

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Curtleigh Productions logoStanley Kramer Productions logoUnited Artists logo

Available On

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Videos

Tony Curtis Talks Race and Sidney Poitier with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz thumbnail
Tony Curtis Talks Race and Sidney Poitier with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz
THE DEFIANT ONES (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive Trailer thumbnail
THE DEFIANT ONES (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive Trailer
John Landis on THE DEFIANT ONES thumbnail
John Landis on THE DEFIANT ONES
The Defiant Ones Official Trailer #1 - Tony Curtis Movie (1958) HD thumbnail
The Defiant Ones Official Trailer #1 - Tony Curtis Movie (1958) HD

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