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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: 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
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...
- (257)
- Tony Curtis
- Stanley Kramer
- Drama
The Defiant Ones. Summaries. Two chained-together escaped convicts, White and Black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture. When the truck that is transporting convicts has an accident on the road, inmates John "Joker" Jackson and Noah Cullen, who are chained to each other, escape.
The Defiant Ones (1958) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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In The Defiant Ones (1958) shackled Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier together as escaped convicts. As they flee the law they're forced to confront each other's racism and ultimately discover that beneath their skin color, they are not so different.
