The Defiant Ones (1958)

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gptkbp:academyAwardForBest_Actor gptkb:Sidney_Poitier
gptkb:award
gptkb:Tony_Curtis
gptkbp:academyAwardForBest_Cinematography gptkb:award
gptkbp:academyAwardForBest_Director gptkb:award
gptkbp:academyAwardForBest_Film_Editing gptkb:award
gptkbp:academyAwardForBest_Picture gptkb:award
gptkbp:academyAwardForBest_Story_and_Screenplay_Written_Directly_for_the_Screen winner
gptkbp:academyAwardForBest_Supporting_Actor gptkb:Theodore_Bikel
gptkb:award
gptkbp:academyAwardForBestOriginalScreenplay winner
gptkbp:AFI's_100_Years...100_Cheers ranked #32
gptkbp:basedOn original screenplay
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Robert_Surtees
gptkbp:colorProcess black-and-white
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Stanley_Kramer
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Frederic_Knudtson
gptkbp:genre gptkb:crime
drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Defiant Ones (1958)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Ernest_Gold
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_–_Drama
gptkb:BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film
gptkbp:notableFor exploring racism and prejudice in America
gptkbp:plotSummary Two escaped prisoners, one black and one white, are shackled together and must cooperate to survive.
gptkbp:preservationYear 2018
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Stanley_Kramer
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Stanley_Kramer_Productions
gptkbp:releaseDate July 24, 1958
gptkbp:remakeOf The Defiant Ones (1986 TV film)
gptkbp:runtime 96 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter gptkb:Harold_Jacob_Smith
gptkb:Nedrick_Young
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Theodore_Bikel
gptkb:Sidney_Poitier
gptkb:Tony_Curtis
gptkb:Charles_McGraw
gptkbp:theme friendship
cooperation
racial tension
escape
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lon_Chaney,_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7