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The Defiant Ones

Name: The Defiant Ones
Genre: Crime, Drama, Adventure, Thriller
Released: 1958-01-01
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel, Charles McGraw, Lon Chaney Jr.

1958 · United States

Released January 1, 19583,516 admissions (as of Aug 23)

1 hr 36 min
12+

Academy Awards: Best Original Screenplay

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Crew

Stanley KramerDirector
Harold Jacob SmithWriter
Nedrick YoungWriter
Sam LeavittCinematography
Ernest GoldMusic

Cast

Tony Curtisas John 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney Poitieras Noah Cullen
Theodore Bikelas Sheriff Max Muller
Charles McGrawas Capt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr.as Big Sam

Awards and festivals

Berlin: Silver Bear 1958
Berlin: Silver Bear for Best Actor Sidney Poitier · 1958

Genre: Crime, Drama, Adventure, Thriller

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Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.