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The Defiant Ones
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Produced by Stanley Kramer
Written by Nedrick Young (story)
Harold Jacob Smith
Starring Tony Curtis
Sidney Poitier
Theodore Bikel
Cara Williams
Cinematography Sam Leavitt
Editing by Frederic Knudtson
Distributed by United Artists
Release date(s) July 1958 at
Berlin International Film Festival
Running time 97 min
Language English

The Defiant Ones (1958) is a film which tells the story of two escaped prisoners who are shackled together, one white and one black, who must co-operate in order to survive. Stanley Kramer ( September 29, 1913 &ndash February 19, 2001) was an Academy Award -nominated American Film director Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz June 3, 1925) is an American film actor Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy Theodore Meir Bikel (born May 2 1924, Vienna, Austria) is an Academy Award - and Tony Award -nominated Character Cara Williams (born June 29, 1925, in Brooklyn New York) is an American Film and Television actress. Frederic Knudtson ( April 9 1906 &ndash February 15 1964) was an American Film editor with 79 credits over his career which spanned This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William It stars Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel, Cara Williams, Charles McGraw, and Lon Chaney Jr.

The movie was adapted by Harold Jacob Smith from the story by Nedrick Young, originally credited as Nathan E. Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz June 3, 1925) is an American film actor Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy Theodore Meir Bikel (born May 2 1924, Vienna, Austria) is an Academy Award - and Tony Award -nominated Character Cara Williams (born June 29, 1925, in Brooklyn New York) is an American Film and Television actress. Charles Butters ( May 10, 1914, Des Moines Iowa - July 30, 1980, Studio City California) best known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr ( February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973) was an American Character actor, known mainly for his roles Harold Jacob Smith ( July 2, 1912 - December 28, 1970) was an American Academy Award winning screenwriter Nedrick Young ( March 23, 1914 – September 16, 1968) was a Screenwriter often blacklisted during the 1950's and 1960's Douglas. It was directed by Stanley Kramer. Stanley Kramer ( September 29, 1913 &ndash February 19, 2001) was an Academy Award -nominated American Film director

It won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tony Curtis), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sidney Poitier), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Theodore Bikel), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Cara Williams), Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Picture. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a Cinematographer for work in one particular Motion picture. The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934 The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working

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Plot summary

Two prisoners in the American South, African-American Noah Cullen (Poitier) and racist John "Joker" Jackson (Curtis), escape from a chain gang. A chain gang is a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging labor, such as chipping stone often along a highway or rail bed Despite their mutual loathing for each other, they are forced to cooperate, as they are chained together. Gradually, they begin to respect and like each other.

Finally, they run into a young boy named Billy. They make him take them to his home and his mother (Williams), whose husband has abandoned his family. The escapees are finally able to cut off their chains. When they spend the night there, the lonely woman is attracted to Joker and wants to run off with him. She advises Noah to go through the swamp to reach the railroad tracks, while she and Joker drive off in her car. The men agree to split up. However, after Cullen leaves, the woman reveals that she had lied - she sent the black man into the dangerous swamp so she could have Joker to herself. Furious, Joker runs after his friend.

The posse led by humane Sheriff Max Muller (Bikel) gets close, the escapees can hear the dogs hot on their trail. But they also hear a train whistle and run towards the sound. Noah gets onto the fast-moving train and holds out his hand to the flagging Joker. Joker grabs it, but is unable to drag himself aboard. Noah refuses to let go and both men tumble to the ground. They wait for their pursuers.

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Remakes

The Defiant Ones was remade several times:

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