Set in the deep south, two escaped convict are separated by their color, but bound by their desire for freedom – and a 29-inch steel chain., Oscar-winning story of two prisoners who escape from a South American chain gang whilst manacled together. The redneck bully and the angry Southern black hate each other but cooperate long enough to escape from their warders. Their initial enmity fades as the pair face a series of life-threatening situations, and ultimately freedom is sacrificed for the sake of friendship, Classic 50s drama with Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier starring as prisoners who have to put their racial differences to one side as they make a bid for freedom from a chain gang. Battling against the elements and overt racism, they start to work together to try and outwit the pursuing sheriff ., Convicts Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier escape from a chain gang. Curtis’ character, John “Joker” Jackson, hates blacks, while Poitier’s character, Noah Cullen, hates whites. However, the men are manacled together, forced to rely on each other to survive. Captured at one point by a lynch-happy mob, the convicts are rescued by Big Sam (Lon Chaney Jr.), himself a former convict. The men are later sheltered by a lonely, love-hungry widow played by Cara Williams, who offers to turn in Cullen if Joker will stay with her. By the time the two men are within hailing distance of a train that might take them to freedom, they have become friends. The script for The Defiant Ones is credited to Harold Jacob Smith and Nathan E. Douglas. The latter was really Nedrick Young, a blacklisted writer, whom producer Stanley Kramer hired knowing full well that Young was using an alias (when “Douglas”‘ credit appears onscreen, it is superimposed over a close-up of a truck driver — played by Nedrick Young). Both the script and the photography by Sam Leavitt won Academy Awards. If you look closely, you’ll notice that the actor playing Angus is former Little Rascal Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer, making his last screen appearance. The Defiant Ones was remade for TV in 1986, with Robert Urich and Carl Weathers in the leads., Two prisoners, one black and one white, must work together as they make a desperate bid for freedom while being manacled to each other after they escape from a chain gang in the Deep South. An Oscar winner for the screenplay, and stars Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis were both nominated for Best Actor., Two prisoners, one black and one white, must work together as they make a desperate bid for freedom while being manacled to each other after they escape from a chain gang in America’s Deep South., Racist prisoner John ‘Joker’ Jackson finds himself manacled to African-American convict Noah Cullen after escaping a chain gang. Can the two overcome their differences to stay one step ahead of the law?, Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier star in this superb Oscar winning drama about two escaped convicts who go on the run after escaping from a prison van.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Defiant Ones ” ?
A: The main cast includes Tony Curtis,Sidney Poitier,Theodore Bikel,Cara Williams,Creighton Chaney,Charles McGraw,Lon Chaney Jr.,King Donovan,Claude Akins,Lawrence Dobkin,Whit Bissell,Kevin Coughlin,Carl Switzer,Frederic Knudtson,Sam Leavitt,Harold Jacob Smith,Rudolph Sternad,Nedrick Young,Don Cash,Fernando Carrere,Nathan E. Douglas,Joe King,Alex Weldon.
Q: When Did the “The Defiant Ones” Released?
A: The Movie “The Defiant Ones” originally aired on 1958-07-01 and released in the year of 1958.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Defiant Ones” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Defiant Ones” ?
A: “The Defiant Ones” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
