The Defiant Ones

Stanley Kramer

Nedrick Young
Harold Jacob Smith

[Cast Group]
Actor: Tony Curtis | Character: John 'Joker' Jackson
Actor: Sidney Poitier | Character: Noah Cullen
Actor: Cara Williams | Character: Billy's Mother
Actor: Theodore Bikel | Character: Sheriff Max Muller
Actor: Charles McGraw | Character: Capt. Frank Gibbons
Actor: Lon Chaney Jr. | Character: Big Sam
Actor: King Donovan | Character: Solly
Actor: Claude Akins | Character: Mack
Actor: Lawrence Dobkin | Character: Editor
Actor: Whit Bissell | Character: Lou Gans
Actor: Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer | Character: Angus
Actor: Kevin Coughlin | Character: Billy
Actor: Joe Brooks | Character: Townsman
Actor: Jack Clinton | Character: Townsman
Actor: Jimmy Dime | Character: Townsman
Actor: Clem Fuller | Character: Search Party Member
Actor: Ned Glass | Character: Doctor
Actor: Mickey Golden | Character: Search Party Member
Actor: Herman Hack | Character: Search Party Member
Actor: Signe Hack | Character: Townswoman
Actor: Boyd 'Red' Morgan | Character: Townsman
Actor: Carroll O'Connor | Character: Truck Driver
Actor: Harold Jacob Smith | Character: Prison Truck Driver
Actor: Nedrick Young | Character: Prison Guard in Truck

[Directors Group]
Name: Stanley Kramer | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Nedrick Young | Role: Writer
Name: Harold Jacob Smith | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Tony Curtis | Role: Producer
Name: Stanley Kramer | Role: Producer
Name: Janet Leigh | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Ernest Gold | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Sam Leavitt | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Frederic Knudtson | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Rudolph Sternad | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Fernando Carrere | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Joseph Kish | Role: Set Decorator

[Makeup Department]
Name: Don L. Cash | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Clem Beauchamp | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Paul Helmick | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Walter Elliott | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean L. Speak | Role: Sound Department
Name: Wayne Fury | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Mick | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Alex Weldon | Role: Special Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Ivan Dixon | Role: Stunts
Name: Bob Hoy | Role: Stunts
Name: Boyd 'Red' Morgan | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: James Almond | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Albert Myers | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Morris Rosen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ralph Ash | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Hosler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Joe King | Role: Costume Department

[Music Department]
Name: Jack Marshall | Role: Music Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: John Franco | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Art Cole | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stanley Kramer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cindy James | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alfred Vohrer | Role: Additional Crew

THE DEFIANT ONES (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi813414425/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi813414425/1434659529640-260ouz-1523271513222.mp4?Expires=1787819092&Signature=j59~YYv23bZ4IBGYgaUIBcppiFIgTE-t7QS~SRfw-TUfYXfIQdMjbYxNFZAKd0aXj-J3xko2mgrPw~zNAqsOrldOpVpIkU7LbYpMwBEUT~1ZAATcrMLtdXgOoq2rWxZjfbWAslik5mrhLbsoa~PabmH5gadpy6OsySyM-M-FxCnYhzNe8R8uBExJ3bku46a5ZaiFxbd08OPAXj88vCoH6XqiJE5aQ8h4sZKKdNkK9mlvs1dXYMIXXalTZ9JbEly48QEQzcABVEY7OqaDDoj0jVE63j8HOk~CRI86AxgQeovtnMYLuRqGUOl~-FkAn6BTh~drmHmjuMr1oh2BpFrgVg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

West Germany: June 29, 1958 (Berlin International Film Festival)
United States: August 13, 1958 (Chicago, Illinois)
West Germany: August 14, 1958
Italy: September 1958 (Venice Film Festival)
United States: September 24, 1958 (New York City, New York)
United States: September 27, 1958
Sweden: October 10, 1958
United Kingdom: October 12, 1958
Japan: October 14, 1958
Ireland: November 7, 1958
Finland: November 28, 1958
Denmark: January 12, 1959
Argentina: January 15, 1959
France: January 21, 1959
Australia: February 12, 1959
Hong Kong: April 15, 1959
Mexico: April 30, 1959
Spain: August 19, 1959 (Barcelona)
Austria: September 1959
Spain: September 28, 1959 (Madrid)
Portugal: November 12, 1959
Romania: June 15, 1960
Hungary: October 6, 1960
Czechoslovakia: 1961
Soviet Union: July 12, 1965 (Moscow premiere)
Turkey: December 1965
Soviet Union: December 27, 1965
Poland: February 1971
Norway: March 18, 1971 (Rana kino, Mo i Rana)
East Germany: May 12, 1972
Norway: November 16, 1981 (NRK-TV)
Canada: December 11, 2001 (DVD premiere)
Brazil: April 15, 2002 (DVD premiere)
United Kingdom: June 11, 2018 (DVD and Blu-ray premiere)
Poland: May 17, 2021 (TV release)
Portugal: March 2, 2022 (Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema)

Winner | 1959 | Bodil Awards | Bodil | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) | Stanley Kramer, The Defiant Ones
Winner | 1958 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | NYFCC Award | Best Film | The Defiant Ones
Winner | 1958 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | NYFCC Award | Best Director | Stanley Kramer, The Defiant Ones
Winner | 1958 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | NYFCC Award | Best Screenplay | Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Picture | Stanley Kramer, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Tony Curtis, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sidney Poitier, The Defiant Ones | Sidney Poitier became the first African-American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Nominee | 1959 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Theodore Bikel, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cara Williams, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Director | Stanley Kramer, The Defiant Ones
Winner | 1959 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen | Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith, The Defiant Ones | Nedrick Young had been blacklisted at the time and the Oscar went to his pseudonym 'Nathan E. Douglas'. In 1993 AMPAS restored Young's credit upon the request of his widow and recommendation of the Academy's writers branch.
Winner | 1959 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Sam Leavitt, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Frederic Knudtson, The Defiant Ones
Winner | 1958 | Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Berlin Bear | Best Actor | Sidney Poitier, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1958 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Berlin Bear | Stanley Kramer, The Defiant Ones
Winner | 1959 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Tony Curtis, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Sidney Poitier, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Cara Williams, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Director | Stanley Kramer, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Film Promoting International Understanding | The Defiant Ones
Winner | 1959 | Writers Guild of America, USA | WGA Award (Screen) | Best Written American Drama | Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Directors Guild of America, USA | DGA Award | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Stanley Kramer, The Defiant Ones
Winner | 1959 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Feature Film | The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Film from any Source | The Defiant Ones | USA.
Winner | 1959 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Foreign Actor | Sidney Poitier, The Defiant Ones | USA.
Nominee | 1959 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Foreign Actor | Tony Curtis, The Defiant Ones | USA.
Winner | 1959 | BAFTA Awards | UN Award | The Defiant Ones | USA.
Nominee | 1959 | Laurel Awards | Golden Laurel | Top Drama | The Defiant Ones | 4th place.
Nominee | 1959 | Laurel Awards | Golden Laurel | Top Male Dramatic Performance | Sidney Poitier, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Laurel Awards | Golden Laurel | Top Male Supporting Performance | Theodore Bikel, The Defiant Ones | 5th place.
Nominee | 1959 | Laurel Awards | Golden Laurel | Top Score | Ernest Gold, The Defiant Ones | 5th place.
Winner | 1959 | Laurel Awards | Golden Laurel | Top Cinematography - Black and White | Sam Leavitt, The Defiant Ones
Winner | 1959 | Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Edgar | Best Motion Picture | Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith, The Defiant Ones
Nominee | 1959 | Bambi Awards | Bambi | Best Actor - International | Tony Curtis, The Defiant Ones
Winner | 1959 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Award of the City of Valladolid | Stanley Kramer, The Defiant Ones
Winner | 1959 | Valladolid International Film Festival | CEC Award | Stanley Kramer, The Defiant Ones

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