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The Defiant Ones

1958 film by Stanley Kramer
Movie film Q1063525
The Defiant Ones
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Summary

The Defiant Ones is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,261 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[4], United Nations Awards[5], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[6]
  • Director: Stanley Kramer[7], Paul Helmick[8]
  • Screenwriter: Nedrick Young[9], Harold Jacob Smith[10]
  • Composer: Ernest Gold[11]
  • Genre: buddy film[12], drama film[13], crime film[14], thriller film[15], action film[16]
  • Cast member: Tony Curtis[17], Sidney Poitier[18], Theodore Bikel[19], Cara Williams[20], Charles McGraw[21], Lon Chaney Jr.[22], Claude Akins[23], Lawrence Dobkin[24], Whit Bissell[25], Carl Switzer[26], Nedrick Young[27], King Donovan[28], Ned Glass[29], Herman Hack[30]
  • Producer: Stanley Kramer[31]
  • Production company: Stanley Kramer Productions[32], Curtleigh Productions[33]
  • Director of photography: Sam Leavitt[34]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[35]
  • Commons category: The Defiant Ones[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37]
  • Review score: 92%[38], 7.7/10[39]
  • Color: black-and-white[40]
  • Country of origin: United States[41]
  • Publication date: July 1958[42], September 24, 1958[43], September 27, 1958[44]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[45], Netflix[46]
  • Film editor: Frederic Knudtson[47]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[48], Academy Award for Best Director[49], Academy Award for Best Actor[50], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[51], Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film[52], Golden Globe Award for Best Director[53], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama[54], Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture[55], Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding[56], BAFTA Award for Best Film[57], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[58], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[59], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[60], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[61]
  • Title: The Defiant Ones[62]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[63]
  • Duration: 96 minutes[64]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1[65]

Why It Matters

The Defiant Ones has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

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].

Related Entities

Carroll O'Connor film Lon Chaney Jr. Netflix Sidney Poitier Stanley Kramer Tony Curtis United States

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  23. [29] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  36. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  62. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  63. [65] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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