Movie: The Defiant Ones

Top 10 Billed Cast

Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis

John 'Joker' Jackson

Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier

Noah Cullen

Theodore Bikel
Theodore Bikel

Sheriff Max Muller

Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw

Capt. Frank Gibbons

Lon Chaney Jr.
Lon Chaney Jr.

Big Sam

King Donovan
King Donovan

Solly

Claude Akins
Claude Akins

Mack

Lawrence Dobkin
Lawrence Dobkin

Editor

Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell

Lou Gans

Carl Switzer
Carl Switzer

Angus

Video Trailer The Defiant Ones

Video: THE DEFIANT ONES (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive Trailer

THE DEFIANT ONES (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive Trailer

THE DEFIANT ONES (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive Trailer

The Defiant Ones Official Trailer #1 - Tony Curtis Movie (1958) HD

The Defiant Ones Official Trailer #1 - Tony Curtis Movie (1958) HD

John Landis on THE DEFIANT ONES

John Landis on THE DEFIANT ONES

Tony Curtis Talks Race and Sidney Poitier with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz

Tony Curtis Talks Race and Sidney Poitier with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz

All 4 videos

THE DEFIANT ONES (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive Trailer

THE DEFIANT ONES (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive Trailer - Trailer

The Defiant Ones Official Trailer #1 - Tony Curtis Movie (1958) HD

The Defiant Ones Official Trailer #1 - Tony Curtis Movie (1958) HD - Trailer

John Landis on THE DEFIANT ONES

John Landis on THE DEFIANT ONES - Featurette

Tony Curtis Talks Race and Sidney Poitier with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz

Tony Curtis Talks Race and Sidney Poitier with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz - Featurette

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