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The Defiant Ones (1958)

The Defiant Ones

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12

1h 36m

Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller

July 1st, 1958

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

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9 wins and 7 nominations

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Cast

Tony Curtis
John 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney Poitier
Noah Cullen
Theodore Bikel
Sheriff Max Muller
Charles McGraw
Capt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr.
Big Sam
King Donovan
Solly
Claude Akins
Mack
Lawrence Dobkin
Editor
Whit Bissell
Lou Gans
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
Angus
Full cast & crew

Directors

Stanley Kramer
Full cast & crew

Producers

Tony Curtis
executive producer
(uncredited)
Stanley Kramer
producer
Janet Leigh
executive producer
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Nedrick Young
written by
(originally as Nathan E. Douglas)
Harold Jacob Smith
written by
Full cast & crew

Taglines

One of the great ones!
They couldn't like each other less. They couldn't need each other more.

Keywords

kiss
self sacrifice
captive
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

July 12th, 1965 ((Moscow premiere)) (Theatrical)
December 27th, 1965 theatrical
January 15th, 1959 (Argentina)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Defiant Ones (original title)
Fuga en cadenas (Argentina)
Flucht in Ketten (Austria)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Between Piru & Fillmore, Southern Pacific Railroad, California, USA (Train scenes)
Calabasas, California, USA
Kern County, California, USA (crossing the river)
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Running Times

96 min ((Turner library print) (copyright length))

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1 (intended ratio)

Production Companies

United Artists
Stanley Kramer Productions
Curtleigh Productions (as Lomitas Productions, Inc. - Curtleigh Productions, Inc. A Joint Venture)
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Distribution Companies

United Artists (Argentina) (as Artistas Unidos)
Epoca (Argentina)
Warner Home Video (Canada)
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