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The Defiant Ones [VHS] [1958]

VHS ~ Tony Curtis
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel, Charles McGraw, Lon Chaney Jr.
  • Directors: Stanley Kramer
  • Writers: Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young
  • Producers: Stanley Kramer
  • Format: Black & White, PAL
  • Language English
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: MGM Entertainment
  • VHS Release Date: 20 Mar 2000
  • Run Time: 96 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CNH3
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20,232 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

This 1958 variation on Huck Finn's adventures with Jim finds a white convict (Tony Curtis) chained to a black convict (Sidney Poitier) as they both escape their captors. With each man literally stuck with the other, racial conflicts take a back seat to survival. Directed by Stanley Kramer (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), the film's obvious consciousness-raising is mitigated by a pair of raw performances from the stars, memorable appearances by Lon Chaney Jr. and Cara Williams, and Kramer's strong storytelling abilities. The Defiant Ones' award-winning script was cowritten by blacklisted writer-actor Nedrick Young. --Tom Keogh


Synopsis

Human drama revolving around two chained-together convicts, one black the other white, as they dash for freedom from a Southern prison gang.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars COMPELLING DRAMA OF RACIAL TENSION, 10 Dec 2001
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'THE DEFIANT ONES' COULD HARDLY FAIL TO ENTERTAIN. SUPERB DIRECTION FROM THE LATE, GREAT STANLEY KRAMER AND EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES FROM TWO OF THE BEST ACTORS OF THAT GENERATION. SIDNEY POITIER AND TONY CURTIS PLAY CONVICTS WHO ESCAPE WHILE SHACKLED TOGETHER. TO MAKE A BREAK THEY HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER BUT THERES ONE PROBLEM, CURTIS HATES BLACKS AND POITIER HATES WHITES. THE STRUGGLE OF THES ANTI-HEROES IS PLAYED OUT IN PRISTINE BLACK AND WHITE THROUGH A NEVER ENDING LANDSCAPE OF SWAMPS AND HILLS. THE SUPPORTING PLAYERS ALSO PITCH IN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES BUT THIS IS REALLY A TWO MAN DEAL. BOTH WERE NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTOR AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS BUT BOTH LOST OUT TO DAVID NIVEN FOR HIS ROLE IN 'SEPERATE TABLES'. IF YOU WATCH BOTH FILMS YOU WILL WONDER HOW.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful film revolving round human instincts fantasies!, 16 Feb 2005
This review is from: The Defiant Ones [DVD] [1958] (DVD)
An amazing, action packed adventure, of a black man and a white! The film is about two convicts chained together with handcuffs!(symbolisim forced trust) on the run from the police and at each others throats at the same time, until they realise that if they are going to escape... they will need to develop a gift called trust! And even friendship!
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