The Defiant Ones
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Starring Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel, Charles McGraw, Lon Chaney Jr., King Donovan, Claude Akins, Lawrence Dobkin, Whit Bissell, Carl Switzer
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Two convicts-one white, one black-escape while chained to each other.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young
- Music
- Ernest Gold
- Cinematography
- Sam Leavitt
- Cast
- Charles McGraw, Lon Chaney Jr., King Donovan, Claude Akins, Lawrence Dobkin, Whit Bissell, Carl Switzer, Kevin Coughlin, Cara Williams
Updated July 22, 2026
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