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The Defiant Ones

Two escaped convicts chained together, white and black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.

Director

Stanley Kramer

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Curtleigh Productions,Stanley Kramer Productions,United Artists

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 16 wins & 21 nominations total

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John 'Joker' Jackson

Noah Cullen

Sheriff Max Muller

Capt. Frank Gibbons

Big Sam

Solly

Mack

Editor

Lawrence Dobkin

Lou Gans

Angus

Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer

Billy

Billy's Mother

Townsman

Townsman

Townsman

Search Party Member

Doctor

Search Party Member

Search Party Member

Townswoman

Townsman

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Truck Driver

Carroll O'Connor

Prison Truck Driver

Harold Jacob Smith

Prison Guard in Truck

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Noah Cullen Sheriff Max Muller John 'joker' Jackson

Sheriff Muller speakin'. - The Defiant Ones

Sheriff Muller speakin'.

Pineville's south I don't go south - The Defiant Ones

Pineville's south I don't go south

I almost ... swallowed half that river. - The Defiant Ones

I almost ... swallowed half that river.

Listen to 'em. - The Defiant Ones

Listen. - The Defiant Ones

What's the matter ? - The Defiant Ones

What's the matter ?

- Do you think he saw us ?
- I don't know. - The Defiant Ones

- Do you think he saw us ? - I don't know.

Why don't you ... Let go of the chain ! - The Defiant Ones

Why don't you ... Let go of the chain !

Let me try it ...
Let me try it on your shoulders. - The Defiant Ones

Let me try it ... Let me try it on your shoulders.

- Give me a little slack !
- I can't ! - The Defiant Ones

- Give me a little slack ! - I can't !

I got it ! I got it ! - The Defiant Ones

I got it ! I got it !

- What are you doin' ?
- Lookin' at this hand. - The Defiant Ones

- What are you doin' ? - Lookin' at this hand.

That feels nice and cool. - The Defiant Ones

That feels nice and cool.

That word sure bugs you, don't it ? - The Defiant Ones

That word sure bugs you, don't it ?

Regroup across the river,
then backtrack and pick up the trail. - The Defiant Ones

Regroup across the river, then backtrack and pick up the tra...

It don't look like much.
That the company store ? - The Defiant Ones

It don't look like much. That the company store ?

What happened to your kid ? - The Defiant Ones

What happened to your kid ?

I ain't gettin' mad Joker - The Defiant Ones

I ain't gettin' mad Joker

I never could get that woman to
understand how I was feelin' inside. - The Defiant Ones

I never could get that woman to understand how I was feelin&...

I used to think, - The Defiant Ones

I used to think,

Well ... - The Defiant Ones

Well, that buttons it up for the night. - The Defiant Ones

Well, that buttons it up for the night.

- How's that ?
- Missed a couple of spots. - The Defiant Ones

- How's that ? - Missed a couple of spots.

Now just the meanness shines through - The Defiant Ones

Now just the meanness shines through

Can't see much. - The Defiant Ones

Can't see much.

- I'm slippin'.
- Grab a hold of the chain. - The Defiant Ones

- I'm slippin'. - Grab a hold of the chain.

- How you doin', Joker ?
- My wrist ... My wrist ... - The Defiant Ones

- How you doin', Joker ? - My wrist ... My wrist ...

You hang on to me, Joker, the best way
you can. We're gettin' outta here. - The Defiant Ones

You hang on to me, Joker, the best way you can. We're g...

Hey, come on back here ! - The Defiant Ones

Hey, come on back here !

Hold it ! - The Defiant Ones

I didn't think it was possible, but
I'm beginnin' to hate those two men. - The Defiant Ones

I didn't think it was possible, but I'm beginnin&#...

Don't you understand ? - The Defiant Ones

Don't you understand ?

You can't go lynching me - The Defiant Ones

You can't go lynching me

I'll tell you the kind of white man you are - The Defiant Ones

I'll tell you the kind of white man you are

Wait ! - The Defiant Ones

Or do you wanna burn 'em ? - The Defiant Ones

Or do you wanna burn 'em ?

Now, - The Defiant Ones

Wait a minute. What are you doin' ?
I didn't hear any wagon bein' hitched up. - The Defiant Ones

Wait a minute. What are you doin' ? I didn't hear ...

How about lettin' us have that crowbar ? - The Defiant Ones

How about lettin' us have that crowbar ?

Run, chicken. - The Defiant Ones

Hold on, man. Wait. Wait. - The Defiant Ones

Hold on, man. Wait. Wait.

We musta run a million miles. - The Defiant Ones

We musta run a million miles.

Go on tell me all that big talk about Charlie potatoes - The Defiant Ones

Go on tell me all that big talk about Charlie potatoes

- I'm gonna kill you !
- That's right, white man. - The Defiant Ones

- I'm gonna kill you ! - That's right, white man.

Only it ain't so easy to kill me, is it ? - The Defiant Ones

Only it ain't so easy to kill me, is it ?

- Let's get outta here !
- Wait a minute. - The Defiant Ones

- Let's get outta here ! - Wait a minute.

You you must have a lot of friends a small kid like you - The Defiant Ones

You you must have a lot of friends a small kid like you

What's the matter ? - The Defiant Ones

What's the matter ?

Kid, come here. - The Defiant Ones

Kid, come here.

Where's his ? Get him some. - The Defiant Ones

Where's his ? Get him some.

You ain't feelin' so good, eh, Joker ? - The Defiant Ones

You ain't feelin' so good, eh, Joker ?

I've been to the Mardi Gras. - The Defiant Ones

I've been to the Mardi Gras.

Are you gonna be stayin' long ? - The Defiant Ones

Are you gonna be stayin' long ?

There's a train. - The Defiant Ones

There's a train.

- You got enough room for a swing ?
- You just hold that chain, Joker. - The Defiant Ones

- You got enough room for a swing ? - You just hold that cha...

Now me. - The Defiant Ones

We cut loose now. - The Defiant Ones

We cut loose now.

You know that's the first time
I seen him smile ? - The Defiant Ones

You know that's the first time I seen him smile ?

And there's always somebody waitin'. - The Defiant Ones

And there's always somebody waitin'.

Hi. - The Defiant Ones

That's great. - The Defiant Ones

They'll be watching where the dogs are going - The Defiant Ones

They'll be watching where the dogs are going

You got it all figured out. - The Defiant Ones

You got it all figured out.

Hey, Cullen. - The Defiant Ones

Here, I'll burn that. - The Defiant Ones

Here, I'll burn that.

We're goin' on a trip to Cumberland. - The Defiant Ones

We're goin' on a trip to Cumberland.

I wonder what they'll do
to Cullen if they catch him. - The Defiant Ones

I wonder what they'll do to Cullen if they catch him.

Cullen I can't make it - The Defiant Ones

Cullen I can't make it

That dame.
Why would she do a thing like that ? - The Defiant Ones

That dame. Why would she do a thing like that ?

Halt ! - The Defiant Ones

Cullen ... Cullen ... - The Defiant Ones

Cullen ... Cullen ...

How you doin', Joker ? - The Defiant Ones

How you doin', Joker ?

You gonna make somebody
a fine old lady one day. - The Defiant Ones

You gonna make somebody a fine old lady one day.

Them the dogs ? - The Defiant Ones

Them the dogs ?

Charlie Potatoes. - The Defiant Ones

Charlie Potatoes.

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Two escaped convicts chained together, white and black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.

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Director: Stanley Kramer

Writer: Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith

Production: Curtleigh Productions,Stanley Kramer Productions,United Artists

Genre: crime, drama

Year: 1958

MetaScore: 69/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 27 Sep 1958

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 16 wins & 21 nominations total

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