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The Defiant Ones
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The Defiant Ones 1958 Directed by Stanley Kramer

One of the great ones!

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

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 14 August 1958
96 mins
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
Director
Stanley Kramer
Stanley Kramer
Writers
Harold Jacob Smith
Harold Jacob Smith
Nedrick Young
Nedrick Young
Producer
Stanley Kramer
Stanley Kramer
Cinematography
Sam Leavitt
Sam Leavitt
Composer
Ernest Gold
Ernest Gold
Editor
Frederic Knudtson
Frederic Knudtson
Production Design
Rudolph Sternad
Rudolph Sternad
Sound
Walter Elliott
Walter Elliott
Jean L. Speak
Jean L. Speak
Art Direction
Fernando Carrere
Fernando Carrere
Set Decoration
Joseph Kish
Joseph Kish
Costume Design
Joe King
Joe King
Makeup Artist
Don L. Cash
Don L. Cash
Camera Operator
Albert Myers
Albert Myers
Script Supervisor
John Franco
John Franco
Lighting
James Almond
James Almond
Assistant Director
Paul Helmick
Paul Helmick