The Defiant Ones (1958)

Trapped in the Quarry

Cullen (Sidney Poitier) and Joker (Tony Curtis) try to climb out of a clay pit they jumped in to avoid being seen.

Directed by Stanley Kramer.

© MGM 2012

Released in 1958 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Racist
  • character-type: Fugitive
  • character-type: Prisoner
  • character-type: Convict
  • action: Climb
  • action: Jump
  • action: Help
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Classic Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Social Issue Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Crime Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Classic Movies
  • mood: Inspiring
  • mood: Suspenseful
  • primary-occasion: Well Wishing
  • secondary-occasion: Encouragement
  • prop: Stage Coach
  • prop: Chain
  • prop: Water
  • theme: Accomplishment
  • theme: Persistance
  • theme: Teamwork
  • theme: Race
  • actor: Sidney Poitier
  • actor: Tony Curtis
  • director: Stanley Kramer
  • producer: Stanley Kramer
  • cinematographer: Sam Leavitt
  • composer: Ernest Gold
  • editor: Frederic Knudtson
  • production-designer: Rudolph Sternad
  • role-name: John 'Joker' Jackson
  • role-name: Noah Cullen
  • screenwriter: Nedrick Young
  • screenwriter: Harold Jacob Smith
  • year: 1958
  • studio: MGM

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