The Defiant Ones
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Tells how two escaped prisoners, one black and one white, overcome their hatred for each other during their flight from the law. Stars Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis.
The film is set in the American South. The two men are the black Noah Cullen (Poitier) and the white John "Joker" Jackson (Curtis) Despite their mutual loathing, they are forced to cooperate, as they are chained together. At first their cooperation is motivated by self-preservation but gradually, they begin to respect and like each other.
The film is set in the American South. The two men are the black Noah Cullen (Poitier) and the white John "Joker" Jackson (Curtis) Despite their mutual loathing, they are forced to cooperate, as they are chained together. At first their cooperation is motivated by self-preservation but gradually, they begin to respect and like each other.
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Tells how two escaped prisoners, one black and one white, overcome their hatred for each other during their flight from the law. Stars Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis. , THE DEFIANT ONES. Lomitas Productions and Curtleigh Productions. Released by United Artists Corp. 97 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. © Lomitas Productions, Inc. & Curtleigh Productions, Inc.; 13Aug58; LP13779.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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