The Defiant Ones (1958)
Overview
Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.305 |
Directed By
Stanley Kramer
Crew
Ernest Gold
Stanley Kramer
Frederic Knudtson
Stanley Kramer
Sam Leavitt
Clem Beauchamp
Joseph Kish
Don L. Cash
Harold Jacob Smith
Rudolph Sternad
Alex Weldon
Nedrick Young
Fernando Carrere
Jean L. Speak
Walter Elliott
Joe King
John Franco
James Almond
Art Cole
Albert Myers
Paul Helmick
TOP 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 Switzer
Angus
Kevin Coughlin
Billy
Cara Williams
Billy's mother
Ned Glass
Doctor
Nedrick Young
Prison Guard
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