Watch The Defiant Ones (1958) Official Trailer
One of the great ones!
7.1 / 10 IMDb August 14, 1958 1h 36m
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
Director
Runtime
1h 36m
Release Date
August 14, 1958
Genre
Crime, Drama, Adventure, Thriller
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Tony Curtis
as John 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney Poitier
as Noah Cullen
Theodore Bikel
as Sheriff Max Muller
Charles McGraw
as Capt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr.
as Big Sam
King Donovan
as Solly
Claude Akins
as Mack
Lawrence Dobkin
as Editor
Whit Bissell
as Lou Gans
Carl Switzer
as Angus
Kevin Coughlin
as Billy
Cara Williams
as Billy's mother
Ned Glass
as Doctor
Nedrick Young
as Prison Guard
Production Companies
Curtleigh Productions
Stanley Kramer Productions
United ArtistsThe Defiant Ones Official Trailer 1958
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