Country
Germany
Date
Jul 01, 1958
Note
Berlin International Film Festival
One of the great ones!
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Dobkin | Editor |
| Whit Bissell | Lou Gans |
| Carl Switzer | Angus |
| Kevin Coughlin | Billy |
| Cara Williams | Billy's mother |
| Ned Glass | Doctor |
| Nedrick Young | Prison Guard |
Genres
CrimeDramaAdventureThriller
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Defiant Ones |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Curtleigh Productions, Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists |
| Data di uscita | 14 agosto 1958 |
| Producer | Stanley Kramer |
| Writer | Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young |
| Editors | Frederic Knudtson |
| Cinematography | Sam Leavitt, Albert Myers |
| Asst. Directors | Paul Helmick, Stanley Kramer, John Franco |
| Lighting | James Almond |
| Camera Operators | Albert Myers, Sam Leavitt |
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| Add. Photography | Sam Leavitt, Albert Myers |
| Production Design | Rudolph Sternad, Joseph Kish, Fernando Carrere, Art Cole |
| Art Direction | Fernando Carrere, Joseph Kish, Rudolph Sternad, Art Cole |
| Set Decoration | Joseph Kish, Rudolph Sternad, Fernando Carrere, Art Cole |
| Special Effects | Alex Weldon |
| Composer | Ernest Gold, Walter Elliott, Jean L. Speak |
| Sound | Ernest Gold, Walter Elliott, Jean L. Speak |
| Costume Design | Joe King, Don L. Cash |
| Makeup | Don L. Cash, Joe King |
| Hairstyling | Don L. Cash, Joe King |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Germany
Date
Aug 14, 1958
Certification
12
Country
United States
Date
Sep 24, 1958
Certification
NR
Country
Romania
Date
Sep 27, 1958
Certification
18+
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Oct 12, 1958
Certification
U
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Country
Ireland
Date
Nov 07, 1958
Certification
G
Country
France
Date
Jan 21, 1959
Certification
U
Country
Austria
Date
Sep 01, 1959
Certification
12
Country
Brazil
Date
Dec 31, 1959
Certification
e 12
Country
Portugal
Date
Dec 31, 1959
Certification
e 12
Country
South Korea
Date
Jan 28, 1960
Country
Russia
Date
Jul 12, 1965
Note
(Moscow premiere)
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
Dec 01, 2006
Certification
6
Note
DVD
Country
Brazil
Date
Jul 14, 2010
Certification
12
Note
Fox Home mj.gov.br
TV
Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 01, 2002
Certification
6
Note
Nederland 1
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