The Defiant Ones (1958)

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(17804)

Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama
Release: 1958-09-27
Director: Stanley Kramer
Writers: Nedrick Young , Harold Jacob Smith
Language: English
Stars: Tony Curtis , Sidney Poitier , Cara Williams , Theodore Bikel , Charles McGraw , Lon Chaney Jr. , King Donovan , Claude Akins , Lawrence Dobkin (1919–2002) , Whit Bissell
Runtime: 96 min
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 16 wins & 21 nominations total
AKA: Скуті одним ланцюгом (Ukraine) , Непокорните (Bulgaria) , Lanţul (Romania) , Дръзките (Bulgaria) , Flucht in Ketten (Germany) , Fuga en cadenas (Peru) , The Defiant Ones (United Kingdom) , Fuga en cadenas (Argentina) , Kader bağlayınca (Turkey) , Sukaustyti viena grandine (Lithuania) , Не склонившие головы , Lenken (Norway) , Kedjan (Sweden) , Acorrentados (Brazil) , The Defiant Ones (Philippines) , 手錠のままの脱獄 (Japan) , The Defiant Ones (Canada) , Sfidătorii (Romania) , Fuga en cadenas (Mexico) , Ketenen van de haat (Belgium) , Όταν σπάσαμε τις αλυσίδες (Greece) , The Defiant Ones , La parete di fango (Italy) , Lænken (Denmark) , A megbilincseltek (Hungary) , Fugitivos (Spain) , Ucieczka w kajdanach (Poland) , Flucht in Ketten , La chaîne (France, French Republic) , The Defiant Ones (United States of America) , Скованные одной цепью (Russian Federation) , The Defiant Ones (Singapore) , Kahle (Finland) , Flucht in Ketten , La chaîne (Canada) , Os Audaciosos (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Útek v retezech , The Defiant Ones (United Arab Emirates) , Flucht in Ketten (Austria) , Otan spasame tis alyssides (Greece) , Setizeh jooyan (Iran) , 逃獄驚魂 (Taiwan)
Plot: When the truck that is transporting convicts has an accident on the road, the inmates John "Joker" Jackson and Noah Cullen that are chained to each other escape. They hate each other but they need to help each other to succeed in their intent of going north to jump in a train and reach freedom. Meanwhile the humane Sheriff Max Muller organizes a posse to track them down in a civilized manner and respecting justice. Joker and Cullen reach a small farm where a lonely woman helps them to get rid of their chains. She offers to drive her car with Joker and her son Billy while Cullen would escape through the swamp to the railroad. But when Joker learns that she sent Cullen to a trap, he leaves her and is shot in the shoulder by Billy. Joker seeks out Cullen to save him and when they meet each other, their former hatred has changed to friendship and respect.
IMDB:tt0051525