The Defiant Ones
Year Released
1958
Genre
Drama
Production
Lomitas Productions Inc.Curleigh Productions Inc.
Director
Stanley Kramer
Overview
Two chain-gang prisoners shackled together, one white and one black, must work together as they attempt to flee.
Credits
Producer
Stanley Kramer
Director
Stanley Kramer
Screenplay
Nedrick YoungHarold Jacob Smith
Photography
Sam Leavitt
Editor
Frederic Knudtson
Musician
Ernest Gold
Actor
Tony CurtisSidney PoitierTheodore BikelCharles McGrawLon Chaney Jr.King DonovanClaude AkinsLarry BobkinWhit BissellCarl “Alfalfa” Switzer
Production
Lomitas Productions Inc.Curleigh Productions Inc.
Distribution
United Artists Corporation
Technical Specs
Year Released
1958
Genre
Drama
Color
Black and White
About the Filmography
The selected filmography for the years 1897–1971 includes works featured in the exhibition and others that are considered historically, socially, or politically relevant. Hollywood productions are generally excluded; the focus is instead on independent films, particularly the work of Black filmmakers. Black Academy Award nominees and winners are noted. This filmography was compiled using the AFI Catalog of Feature Films and various filmographies, including those by Klotman, Richards, and Hyatt. Primary production materials and contemporaneous film reviews were also consulted. Complete credits for many of the films are unavailable. All films are US productions unless otherwise noted, and distribution credits refer to the original distributors.