The Defiant Ones
CrimeDrama
Two chained-together escaped convicts, one white and one black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.
Director
Stanley Kramer
Writers
Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith
Stars
Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Cara Williams
Release Date
September 27, 1958
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 16
Wins
🎯 21
Nominations
💬 111
Reviews
📋 23.2K
Watchlists
🎭 Top Cast
Tony Curtis
as John 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney Poitier
as Noah Cullen
Cara Williams
as Billy's Mother
Theodore Bikel
as Sheriff Max Muller
Charles McGraw
as Capt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr.
as Big Sam
King Donovan
as Solly
Claude Akins
as Mack
Lawrence Dobkin
as Editor
Whit Bissell
as Lou Gans
🎬 Technical Specs
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Kern County, California, USA
Production
Lomitas Productions, Curtleigh Productions
🏷️ Keywords
manhuntmississippiafrican americanprisoner transporton the run
🎯 Categories
CaperPrison DramaCrimeDrama
⭐ Featured Review
Chains Unchained...
"... but no Charlie Potatoes: like the races they represent, two escaped cons battle through the swamps, and their prejudice, to demonstrate there's so much more to who we are than the colour of our skin. Sydney Poitier and Tony Curtis are outstanding!..."
💡 Did You Know?
The young man with the transistor radio is played by Our Gang/The Little Rascals graduate Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer in his final screen appearance before his untimely death in a shooting incident.
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📖 Synopsis
Two chained-together escaped convicts, one white and one black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.