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The defiant ones Cover Image DVD DVD

The defiant ones / Curtleigh Productions Inc., Lomitas Productions, Inc. ; producer, Stanley Kramer ; writer, Nedrick Young ; director, Stanley Kramer.

Kramer, Stanley. (Added Author). Young, Nedrick. (Added Author). Curtis, Tony, 1925-2010 (Added Author). Poitier, Sidney. (Added Author). Bikel, Theodore. (Added Author). McGraw, Charles, 1914-1980 (Added Author). Chaney, Lon, Jr., 1906-1973 (Added Author). Donovan, King. (Added Author). Akins, Claude, 1918-1994 (Added Author). Dobkin, Lawrence. (Added Author). Bissell, Whit, 1909-1996 (Added Author). Leavitt, Sam. (Added Author). Knudtson, Frederic, 1906-1964 (Added Author). Gold, Ernest, 1921-1999 (Added Author). King, Joe. (Added Author). Sternad, Rudolph, 1906-1963 (Added Author). Curtleigh Productions. (Added Author). Lomitas Productions. (Added Author). MGM Home Entertainment Inc. (Added Author).

Summary:

Two men escaping from a Southern work gang discover that they are bound together by an unbreakable iron chain.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792851609
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2001]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes original theatrical trailer.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, Region 1, Widescreen presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:
Dialogue in English with optional French or Spanish soundtrack, and with optional French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, USA, 1959: Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen (Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith); Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Sam Leavitt). Golden Globes, USA, 1959: Best Motion Picture - Drama.

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Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Union County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Union Carnegie Public Library.

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