The Defiant Ones (1958)
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One of the great ones!
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
- Released: 1958-08-14
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Adventure, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 36m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 347 votes
Directed by Stanley Kramer.
Top cast
- Tony Curtis as John 'Joker' Jackson
- Sidney Poitier as Noah Cullen
- Theodore Bikel as Sheriff Max Muller
- Charles McGraw as Capt. Frank Gibbons
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Big Sam
- King Donovan as Solly
- Claude Akins as Mack
- Lawrence Dobkin as Editor
- Whit Bissell as Lou Gans
- Carl Switzer as Angus
Where to watch The Defiant Ones
- United States: stream on MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel ; watch free on Fawesome, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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