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The Defiant Ones
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The Defiant Ones

Thu, Aug 14, 1958
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Adventure
  • Thriller
Film · Synopsis

Synopsis

Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.

Trailer

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Release windows

When & where

US
  • In CinemasWed, Sep 24, 1958
GB
  • In CinemasSun, Oct 12, 1958
FR
  • In CinemasWed, Jan 21, 1959
DE
  • In CinemasTue, Jul 1, 1958Berlin International Film Festival
Where to watch

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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    as John 'Joker' Jackson
  • Sidney Poitier
    Sidney Poitier
    as Noah Cullen
  • Theodore Bikel
    Theodore Bikel
    as Sheriff Max Muller
  • Charles McGraw
    Charles McGraw
    as Capt. Frank Gibbons
  • Lon Chaney Jr.
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    as Big Sam
  • King Donovan
    King Donovan
    as Solly
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