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The poster features two men in rugged, weathered clothing against a backdrop of dry grass and a cloudy sky, evoking a gritty, survivalist atmosphere.

The Defiant Ones

1958 · Movie · 96 min· Updated Jul 2026
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Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.

Locked together by a single heavy chain, two escaped convicts must navigate a landscape of mutual suspicion and systemic cruelty. This tense journey strips away racial pretenses to reveal the raw, shared desperation of men running for their lives.

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Stanley Kramer

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Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel, Charles McGraw, Lon Chaney Jr., King Donovan, Claude Akins, Lawrence Dobkin, Whit Bissell, Carl Switzer

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The poster features two men in rugged, weathered clothing against a backdrop of dry grass and a cloudy sky, evoking a gritty, survivalist atmosphere.

The Defiant Ones

1958•⭐ 7.1•96 min•Updated Jul 2026
🌐English

You can watch The Defiant Ones (1958) for free on Kanopy.

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

Locked together by a single heavy chain, two escaped convicts must navigate a landscape of mutual suspicion and systemic cruelty. This tense journey strips away racial pretenses to reveal the raw, shared desperation of men running for their lives.

Director

Stanley Kramer

Cast

Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel, Charles McGraw, Lon Chaney Jr., King Donovan, Claude Akins, Lawrence Dobkin, Whit Bissell, Carl Switzer

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