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Jun 24, 2023 · Q: Is The Defiant Ones based on a true story? A: While the movie is not based on a specific true story, it is inspired by real-life incidents and explores the social issues prevalent during that time.
The Defiant Ones is a 1958 American drama film which tells the story of two escaped prisoners, one white and one black, who are shackled together and who must co-operate in order to survive. It stars Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier. The film was adapted by Harold Jacob Smith from the story by Nedrick Young, originally credited as Nathan E. Douglas.
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The Defiant Ones, American dramatic film, released in 1958, that was considered provocative at the time because of its focus on racism and its call for racial harmony.
In the racially segregated South, convicts John (“Joker”) Jackson (played by Tony Curtis) and Noah Cullen (Sidney Poitier) are chained together. After their prison truck crashes, the two men escape. As they desperately try to elude the police, they are forced to overcome their racial prejudices.
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•Studio: United Artists
•Director and producer: Stanley Kramer
•Writers: Harold Jacob Smith and Nedrick Young (as Nathan E. Douglas)
•Running time: 96 minutes
•Sidney Poitier (Noah Cullen)
•Tony Curtis (John [“Joker”] Jackson)
•Theodore Bikel (Sheriff Max Muller)
•Charles McGraw (Capt. Frank Gibbons)
•Lon Chaney, Jr. (Big Sam)
•Kevin Coughlin (Billy)
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•Cinematography* (black and white)
•Screenplay*
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•Lead actor (Sidney Poitier)
- Lee Pfeiffer
The story of two child prodigies both doted on by their mothers, William Randolph Hearst and Orson Welles, and how the film destroyed them both. I looked at Dre and Jimmy in a similar way but instead of destroying each other they made each other. That documentary was my inspiration for me.
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