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

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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