The Defiant Ones
1958 · 1h 36m · Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller · United States of America · Rated U (GB)
One of the great ones!
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
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Stanley Kramer6.9Smart score
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biasblack and whitechain gangconvictescapeescaped convictfreedomhostilityman huntmississippi riverracial prejudiceracismracistshacklessouthswamptrain
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