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The Defiant Ones

  • 7.6 /10

  • 258

  • 90%

Plot

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

Cast

Tony Curtis as John 'Joker' Jackson
Tony Curtis

as John 'Joker' Jackson

Sidney Poitier as Noah Cullen
Sidney Poitier

as Noah Cullen

Theodore Bikel as Sheriff Max Muller
Theodore Bikel

as Sheriff Max Muller

Charles McGraw as Capt. Frank Gibbons
Charles McGraw

as Capt. Frank Gibbons

Lon Chaney Jr. as Big Sam
Lon Chaney Jr.

as Big Sam

King Donovan as Solly
King Donovan

as Solly

Claude Akins as Mack
Claude Akins

as Mack

Lawrence Dobkin as Editor
Lawrence Dobkin

as Editor

Whit Bissell as Lou Gans
Whit Bissell

as Lou Gans

Carl Switzer as Angus
Carl Switzer

as Angus

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • August 14, 1958

Production Companies

  • Curtleigh Productions

  • Stanley Kramer Productions

  • United Artists

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.60 hrs

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"Joker" (Tony Curtis) and "Cullen" (Sidney Poitier) are chained together on a prison bus when it has an accident. Seeing a chance, and despite the fact that they pretty much loathe each other, they abscond and plan to jump a train to escape. As they flee, they gradually learn to respect - even like - each other before arriving at a smallholding where they befriend the woman (Cara Williams) who li…