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The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

# One of the great ones!
Crime   Drama   Action   Adventure   Thriller
📜 Overview: Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1958-08-14
⌚ Running Time: 96 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.14

Beloved Cast

Tony Curtis original image
John 'Joker' Jackson
Tony Curtis
Sidney Poitier original image
Noah Cullen
Sidney Poitier
Theodore Bikel original image
Sheriff Max Muller
Theodore Bikel
Charles McGraw original image
Capt. Frank Gibbons
Charles McGraw
Lon Chaney Jr. original image
Big Sam
Lon Chaney Jr.
King Donovan original image
Solly
King Donovan
Claude Akins original image
Mack
Claude Akins
Lawrence Dobkin original image
Editor
Lawrence Dobkin
Whit Bissell original image
Lou Gans
Whit Bissell
Carl Switzer original image
Angus
Carl Switzer
Kevin Coughlin original image
Billy
Kevin Coughlin
Cara Williams original image
Billy's mother
Cara Williams
Ned Glass original image
Doctor
Ned Glass
Nedrick Young original image
Prison Guard
Nedrick Young

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