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The Defiant Ones (1958)

Poster for The Defiant Ones

One of the great ones!

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

Cast & Crew

Director
Stanley Kramer
  • Profile picture of Tony Curtis
    John 'Joker' Jackson Tony Curtis
  • Profile picture of Sidney Poitier
    Noah Cullen Sidney Poitier
  • Profile picture of Theodore Bikel
    Sheriff Max Muller Theodore Bikel
  • Profile picture of Charles McGraw
    Capt. Frank Gibbons Charles McGraw
  • Profile picture of Lon Chaney Jr.
    Big Sam Lon Chaney Jr.
  • Profile picture of King Donovan
    Solly King Donovan
  • Profile picture of Claude Akins
    Mack Claude Akins
  • Profile picture of Lawrence Dobkin
    Editor Lawrence Dobkin

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Keywords

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