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The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

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The Defiant Ones

"One of the great ones!"

1958

1h 36m

7.1(324 votes)

Crime

Drama

Adventure

Thriller

Overview

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

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Social & External

Production Companies

United Artists

Videos & Trailers

4 videos

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Tony Curtis

John 'Joker' Jackson

Tony Curtis

Acting

Sidney Poitier

Noah Cullen

Sidney Poitier

Acting

Theodore Bikel

Sheriff Max Muller

Theodore Bikel

Acting

Charles McGraw

Capt. Frank Gibbons

Charles McGraw

Acting

Lon Chaney Jr.

Big Sam

Lon Chaney Jr.

Acting

King Donovan

Solly

King Donovan

Acting

Claude Akins

Mack

Claude Akins

Acting

Lawrence Dobkin

Editor

Lawrence Dobkin

Acting

Whit Bissell

Lou Gans

Whit Bissell

Acting

Carl Switzer

Angus

Carl Switzer

Acting

Kevin Coughlin

Billy

Kevin Coughlin

Acting

Cara Williams

Billy's mother

Cara Williams

Acting

Ned Glass

Doctor

Ned Glass

Acting

Nedrick Young

Prison Guard

Nedrick Young

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