The Defiant Ones (1958)
- Directed by
- Paul Helmick, Stanley Kramer
- Genre
- drama film, action film, buddy film, crime film, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 327 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two escaped convicts, one white and one black, are chained together and forced to cooperate as they flee through the American South. Their mutual hostility gradually gives way to a grudging respect as they face danger and prejudice together.
tensegrittysuspensefulconfrontationalbleakrawurgentcharacter-driven
What happens
The Defiant Ones is a 1958 American drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer. The film was adapted by Harold Jacob Smith from the story by Nedrick Young, originally credited as Nathan E. Douglas. It stars Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier as two escaped prisoners, one white and one black, who are shackled together and who must co-operate in order to survive. The Defiant Ones premiered on June 29, 1958, at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival, where Poitier won the Silver Bear for Best Actor. Upon its release in the U.S. on September 27, the film was highly regarded by film critics. It won Academy Awards for Cinematography (Black-and-White) and Original Screenplay and was nominated for seven others, including Best Picture and Best Actor for both Poitier and Curtis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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