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The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

Two chained-together escaped convicts,White and Black,must learn to get along in order to elude capture.

Why Should You Care: Contemplate racial tensions and forced camaraderie when two escaped prisoners are chained together.

Awards Won:

  • 1958 Oscars Best Actor: Tony Curtis,Sidney Poitier
  • 1958 Oscars Best Supporting Actor: Theodore Bickel
  • 1958 Oscars Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen): Nedrick Young,Harold Jacob Smith