The Defiant Ones (1958)

Movie Details

Original Title The Defiant Ones

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.9

Cast

Tony Curtis

John 'Joker' Jackson

Popularity: 6.1

Sidney Poitier

Noah Cullen

Popularity: 0.5

Theodore Bikel

Sheriff Max Muller

Popularity: 3.0

Charles McGraw

Capt. Frank Gibbons

Popularity: 4.0

Lon Chaney Jr.

Big Sam

Popularity: 0.8

King Donovan

Solly

Popularity: 0.8

Claude Akins

Mack

Popularity: 1.5

Lawrence Dobkin

Editor

Popularity: 0.6

Whit Bissell

Lou Gans

Popularity: 0.4

Carl Switzer

Angus

Popularity: 0.4

Kevin Coughlin

Billy

Popularity: 0.8

Cara Williams

Billy's mother

Popularity: 0.6

Key Crew

Director Stanley Kramer

Producer Stanley Kramer

Editor Frederic Knudtson

Writer Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith

Production

Curtleigh Productions

Stanley Kramer Productions

United Artists

Videos & Trailers

Tony Curtis Talks Race and Sidney Poitier with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz

Featurette

THE DEFIANT ONES (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive Trailer

Trailer

John Landis on THE DEFIANT ONES

Featurette

The Defiant Ones Official Trailer #1 - Tony Curtis Movie (1958) HD

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Keywords

escape mississippi river freedom hostility swamp bias racist escaped convict chain gang man hunt racism train convict racial prejudice shackles south

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10

Aug 10, 2023

"Joker" (Tony Curtis) and "Cullen" (Sidney Poitier) are chained together on a prison bus when it has an accident. Seeing a chance, and despite the fact that they pretty much loathe each other, they abscond and plan to jump a train to escape. As they flee, they gradually learn to respect - even like ... Read more