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The Defiant Ones: Directed by Stanley Kramer. With Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Cara Williams, Theodore Bikel. Two chained-together escaped convicts, White and Black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.
- (17K)
- Crime, Drama
- Stanley Kramer
- 1958-09-27
The Defiant Ones is a 1958 American drama film which tells the story of two escaped prisoners, one white and one black, who are shackled together and who must co-operate in order to survive. It stars Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier . The film was adapted by Harold Jacob Smith from the story by Nedrick Young, originally credited as Nathan E. Douglas.
- $2.75 million (US and Canadian rentals)
- Stanley Kramer
- $778,000
- Ernest Gold
The Defiant Ones: With Stevie Nicks, Bono, Dr. Dre, Tom Petty. "The Defiant Ones" examines the partnership between Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre - one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton - and their leading roles in a chain of transformative events in contemporary culture.
- (15.7K)
- 3 min
- TV-MA
- 35
In 1950s America, members of a chain gang are being transported through the South when their truck crashes. Two of the convicts, John "Joker" Jackson (Tony Curtis) and Noah Cullen (Sidney Poitier...
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- Tony Curtis
- Stanley Kramer
- Drama
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The Defiant Ones is a four-part American television documentary series, directed by Allen Hughes, that aired on HBO from July 9 to July 12, 2017. It focuses on the careers of and partnership between Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, co-founders of Beats Electronics.
In 1950s America, members of a chain gang are being transported through the South when their truck crashes. Two of the convicts, John "Joker" Jackson and Noah Cullen, who are chained together, find an opportunity to escape. Jackson is white, Cullen is Black, and at first they appear to be opposites in every way.
Watch The Defiant Ones | Netflix Official Site. Director Allen Hughes ("Menace II Society") traces the rise of music legends Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine and chronicles their groundbreaking partnership. Watch trailers & learn more.
