The Defiant Ones

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Chained together and fueled by racial animosity, convicts Joker and Noah escape a prison transport accident. On the run from a determined sheriff and his posse through treacherous Southern swampland, they are forced to cooperate to survive. As they face down lynch mobs and betrayal, their initial hatred slowly transforms into a powerful and unexpected bond of friendship and respect, testing the very limits of their defiance and humanity against a backdrop of intolerance.

Drama  Adventure  Crime  Crime Drama  Thriller

Directed by

Stanley Kramer

Starring

Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Cara Williams, Carl Switzer, Charles McGraw, Claude Akins, Kevin Coughlin