The Defiant Ones (1958)
The Defiant Ones (1958)


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Cast & Crew.

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 Switzer
Angus

Kevin Coughlin
Billy

Cara Williams
Billy's mother

Ned Glass
Doctor

Nedrick Young
Prison Guard / Writer

Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer

Frederic Knudtson
Editor

Stanley Kramer
Director / Producer

Sam Leavitt
Director of Photography

Harold Jacob Smith
Writer

Clem Beauchamp
Production Manager

Joseph Kish
Set Decoration

Rudolph Sternad
Production Design

Fernando Carrere
Art Direction

Alex Weldon
Special Effects

Don L. Cash
Makeup Artist

James Almond
Gaffer

Joe King
Costume Supervisor

John Franco
Script Supervisor

Walter Elliott
Sound Effects

Paul Helmick
Assistant Director

Jean L. Speak
Sound Engineer

Art Cole
Property Master

Albert Myers
Camera Operator
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Details.
Release DateAugust 14, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingNR
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The Defiant Ones is a 1958 American drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer. The film was adapted by Harold Jacob Smith from the story by Nedrick Young, originally credited as Nathan E. Douglas. It stars Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier as two escaped prisoners, one white and one black, who are shackled together and who must co-operate in order to survive.
The Defiant Ones premiered on June 29, 1958 at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival, where Poitier won the Silver Bear for Best Actor. Upon its release in the U.S. on September 27, the film was highly regarded by film critics. It won Academy Awards for Cinematography (Black-and-White) and Original Screenplay and was nominated for seven others, including Best Picture and Best Actor for both Poitier and Curtis.
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