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The Defiant Ones
Summary: Two chained-together escaped convicts, one White and one Black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.
Release Date: September 27, 1958
Director:
Stanley Kramer
Runtime: 1 h 36 min
MPAA: Approved
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 778,000
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