Quick Facts
DirectorStanley Kramer
Runtime1h 36m · NR
GenresAdventure · Crime · Drama · Thriller
Release1958-08-14
Film
The Defiant Ones
1958· NR· 1h 36m· Adventure· Crime· Drama· Thriller
“One of the great ones!”
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
1958-08-14
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Key Crew
DirectorStanley Kramer
WriterHarold Jacob Smith
ProducerStanley Kramer
Director of PhotographySam Leavitt
Original Music ComposerErnest Gold
EditorFrederic Knudtson
Full cast & crew (14 cast · 20 crew)
Details
Released1958-08-14
Runtime1h 36m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosCurtleigh Productions · Stanley Kramer Productions · United Artists
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.1/10 · 326 votes
Original languageen
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