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The Defiant Ones (1958)

One of the great ones!

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Stanley Kramer

Synopsis

Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.

Actors

Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
John 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Noah Cullen
Theodore Bikel
Theodore Bikel
Sheriff Max Muller
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw
Capt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr.
Lon Chaney Jr.
Big Sam
King Donovan
King Donovan
Solly
Claude Akins
Claude Akins
Mack
Lawrence Dobkin
Lawrence Dobkin
Editor
Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell
Lou Gans
Carl Switzer
Carl Switzer
Angus
Kevin Coughlin
Kevin Coughlin
Billy
Cara Williams
Cara Williams
Billy's mother

Crews

Stanley Kramer
Stanley Kramer
Director
Stanley Kramer
Stanley Kramer
Producer
Ernest Gold
Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer
Sam Leavitt
Sam Leavitt
Director of Photography
Frederic Knudtson
Frederic Knudtson
Editor
Nedrick Young
Nedrick Young
Writer
Harold Jacob Smith
Harold Jacob Smith
Writer
Rudolph Sternad
Rudolph Sternad
Production Design
Fernando Carrere
Fernando Carrere
Art Direction
Joseph Kish
Joseph Kish
Set Decoration
Don L. Cash
Don L. Cash
Makeup Artist
Clem Beauchamp
Clem Beauchamp
Production Manager
Alex Weldon
Alex Weldon
Special Effects
Paul Helmick
Paul Helmick
Assistant Director
Jean L. Speak
Jean L. Speak
Sound Engineer
Walter Elliott
Walter Elliott
Sound Effects
Albert Myers
Albert Myers
Camera Operator
Joe King
Joe King
Costume Supervisor
Art Cole
Art Cole
Property Master
John Franco
John Franco
Script Supervisor
James Almond
James Almond
Gaffer

Trailers and other movies

The Defiant Ones Official Trailer #1 - Tony Curtis Movie (1958) HD
John Landis on THE DEFIANT ONES
THE DEFIANT ONES (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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