The Defiant Ones
Summary:
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 fo... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Tony Curtis - (John "Joker" Jackson)
Sidney Poitier - (Noah Cullen)
Theodore Bikel - (Sheriff Man Muller)
Charles McGraw - (Captain Frank Gibbons)
Cara Williams - (The Woman)
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Review:
The Defiant Ones is best known for its central premise: a black man and white man, chained together and on the lam, must overcome their own prejudices and help each other survive. The racial metaphor is obvious but important nonetheless, seeing as the film was released early in the civil rights movement. The quality performances of Sidney Po... Continue >>
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