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1958 | DIRECTED BY STANLEY KRAMER

The Defiant Ones

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Movie Stats
Year
1958
Runtime
 96 minutes (1 hr 36 mins)
Select Cast
Charles McGraw
Tony Curtis
Sidney Poitier
Theodore Bikel
Lon Chaney Jr.
King Donovan
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Last viewed:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
27th September 1958
67 years 10 months 22 days ago
Romania release date
 Romania
27th September 1958
67 years 10 months 22 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
10th October 1958
67 years 10 months 9 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
14th October 1958
67 years 10 months 5 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
7th November 1958
67 years 9 months 12 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
28th November 1958
67 years 8 months 21 days ago
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Directed by
stanley kramer Stanley Kramer
Starring
Tony CurtisJohn 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney PoitierNoah Cullen
Theodore BikelSheriff Max Muller
stanley kramerCharles McGrawCapt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr.Big Sam
King DonovanSolly
Claude AkinsMack
Lawrence DobkinEditor
Whit BissellLou Gans
Carl Alfalfa SwitzerAngus
Kevin CoughlinBilly
Cara WilliamsBilly's Mother
Jimmy DimeTownsman
Clem FullerSearch Party Member
Ned GlassDoctor
Mickey GoldenSearch Party Member
Herman HackSearch Party Member
Signe HackTownswoman
Boyd Red MorganTownsman
Carroll O'ConnorTruck Driver
Harold Jacob SmithPrison Truck Driver
Nedrick YoungPrison Guard in Truck
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Genres
Crime
Crime
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
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News from around the web
Classic Film Review: “The Defiant Ones” (1958) holds up a lot better than expected  rogersmovienation.com Fri, 25th June 2021

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The Defiant Ones – film review  Louder Than War Mon, 25th June 2018

The Defiant Ones — Ultimate in Mood Photography  The ASC Thu, 24th April 2025

The Defiant Ones - Film Review  Eye For Film Fri, 19th January 2018

AFI Movie Club: THE DEFIANT ONES  American Film Institute Thu, 16th July 2020

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