Synopsis
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
Movie Information
- Director
- Stanley Kramer
- Writers
- Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young
- Release Year
- 1958
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Genre
- Crime, Drama, Adventure, Thriller
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (334 votes)
Top Cast
Tony Curtis
John 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney Poitier
Noah Cullen
Theodore Bikel
Sheriff Max Muller
Charles McGraw
Capt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr.
Big Sam
King Donovan
Solly
Claude Akins
Mack
Lawrence Dobkin
Editor
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