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The Defiant Ones

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1958
1h 36m
NR
English
Crime, Drama
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7.7
Critic Score: 
80
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Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.
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The Defiant Ones

NR
Movie
1958
1h 36m
English
Crime, Drama
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Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.
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7.7
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The Defiant Ones (1958) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
80

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Cast

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Tony Curtis
John 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney Poitier
Noah Cullen
Theodore Bikel
Sheriff Max Muller
Charles McGraw
Capt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr
King Donovan
Claude Akins
Lawrence Dobkin
Whit Bissell
Lou Gans
Carl Switzer
Kevin Coughlin
Cara Williams
Billy's mother
Ned Glass
Doctor
Nedrick Young
Prison Guard
Directed By: Stanley Kramer
Written By: Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith

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CinemanicBonkers says...
6 years ago
Well I enjoyed that film, a good 50s movie, definitely kept me on the chains and love Sidney Poitier, not long back came across him and now watching most of his films. I wish racism didn’t exist, we are all equal!
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stakahashi says...
6 years ago
Started watching this and realized the potential pretty quickly. It's great when you find yourself in the middle of a scene or performance, and the thought comes to your mind that, wow, this is an _Oscar_-type movie. For an older movie, great depth and thoughtfulness.
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soonertbone says...
6 months ago
Has the setup to be one of those awful, predictable, Hollywood movies about Overcoming Racism. But this was better than expected, thanks largely to the two central performances (Poitier especially) and a screenplay that offers no easy answers and veers (not always successfully) into some unexpected places. Could have used less manhunt action, but overall I appreciated this more than I thought I would.
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The_Argentinian says...
2 years ago
I liked the movie except for the final image. It reminded me of Sam Jackson and Di Caprio in Django Unchained.
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CinemaSerf
12 months ago
"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 More
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