The Defiant Ones

Summary

The Defiant Ones is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (950 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Defiant Ones received the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama^[3].
• The Defiant Ones received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[4].
• The Defiant Ones received the United Nations Awards^[5].
• The Defiant Ones received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White^[6].
• The Defiant Ones's instance of is recorded as film^[7].
• The Defiant Ones was directed by Stanley Kramer^[8].
• The Defiant Ones was directed by Paul Helmick^[9].
• Nedrick Young wrote the screenplay for The Defiant Ones^[10].
• Harold Jacob Smith wrote the screenplay for The Defiant Ones^[11].
• The Defiant Ones's composer is recorded as Ernest Gold^[12].
• The Defiant Ones's genre is buddy film^[13].
• The Defiant Ones's genre is drama film^[14].
• The Defiant Ones's genre is crime film^[15].
• The Defiant Ones's genre is thriller film^[16].
• The Defiant Ones's genre is action film^[17].
• A cast member of The Defiant Ones was Tony Curtis^[18].
• A cast member of The Defiant Ones was Sidney Poitier^[19].
• A cast member of The Defiant Ones was Theodore Bikel^[20].
• A cast member of The Defiant Ones was Cara Williams^[21].
• A cast member of The Defiant Ones was Charles McGraw^[22].
• A cast member of The Defiant Ones was Lon Chaney Jr.^[23].
• A cast member of The Defiant Ones was Claude Akins^[24].
• A cast member of The Defiant Ones was Lawrence Dobkin^[25].
• A cast member of The Defiant Ones was Whit Bissell^[26].
• A cast member of The Defiant Ones was Carl Switzer^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Defiant Ones was produced by Stanley Kramer^[28]. Directors include Stanley Kramer^[8] and Paul Helmick^[9]. Screenwriters include Nedrick Young^[10] and Harold Jacob Smith^[11]. Cast members include Tony Curtis^[18], Sidney Poitier^[19], Theodore Bikel^[20], Cara Williams^[21], Charles McGraw^[22], and Lon Chaney Jr.^[23].

Publication

The Defiant Ones was published on July 1958^[29]. The original language of it was English^[30]. Genres include buddy film^[13], drama film^[14], crime film^[15], thriller film^[16], and action film^[17]. It was distributed by video on demand^[31].

Reception

Awards received include Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama^[3], a film award category^[32], founded in 1944^[33]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[4], an award for best screenplay^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1941^[36]; United Nations Awards^[5], a class of award^[37], in United Kingdom^[38]; and Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White^[6]. Reviews include 92%^[39] and 7.7/10^[40].

Why It Matters

The Defiant Ones ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (950 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

What awards did The Defiant Ones receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama^[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[4], United Nations Awards^[5], and Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White^[6].