1958 The Defiant Ones Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other. Credits Director Stanley Kramer Producer Stanley Kramer Writers Harold Jacob Smith , Nedrick Young Cinematographer Sam Leavitt Editor Frederic Knudtson Production Design Rudolph Sternad Composer Ernest Gold Cast Tony Curtis , Sidney Poitier , Theodore Bikel , Charles McGraw , Lon Chaney Jr. , King Donovan , Claude Akins , Lawrence Dobkin , Whit Bissell , Carl Switzer Studios United Artists , Stanley Kramer Productions , Curtleigh Productions Genres Drama Crime Thriller Adventure External IMDb Amazon Posters 5
