The Defiant Ones (1958)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
One of the great ones!
Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.

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Cast

Tony Curtis Tony Curtis As: John 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier As: Noah Cullen
Theodore Bikel Theodore Bikel As: Sheriff Max Muller
Charles McGraw Charles McGraw As: Capt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr. Lon Chaney Jr. As: Big Sam
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Storyline

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


Tagline: One of the great ones!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Crime, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 14 August 1958

Country: US

Runtime: 96m

Company Credits

Company: Curtleigh Productions, Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists

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Cast

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

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

Doctor

Nedrick Young

Nedrick Young

Prison Guard

Directed By

Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kramer

Director

Paul Helmick

Paul Helmick

Assistant Director

John Franco

John Franco

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kramer

Producer

Clem Beauchamp

Clem Beauchamp

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Don L. Cash

Don L. Cash

Makeup Artist

Joe King

Joe King

Costume Supervisor

Sound

Ernest Gold

Ernest Gold

Original Music Composer

Jean L. Speak

Jean L. Speak

Sound Engineer

Walter Elliott

Walter Elliott

Sound Effects

Visual Effects

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Camera

Sam Leavitt

Sam Leavitt

Director of Photography

Albert Myers

Albert Myers

Camera Operator

Lighting

Art Department

Rudolph Sternad

Rudolph Sternad

Production Design

Fernando Carrere

Fernando Carrere

Art Direction

Joseph Kish

Joseph Kish

Set Decoration

Art Cole

Art Cole

Property Master

Other Crew

Alex Weldon

Alex Weldon

Special Effects

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