The Defiant Ones
Brief Synopsis
A movie about two escaping chain gang prisoners, one white and one black, who hate each other, but in their flight for freedom, find they'll do almost anything to survive, including becoming friends.
Cast & Crew
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David Lowell Rich
Director
Robert Urich
Carl Weathers
Wil Wheaton
Barry Corbin
Richard Fullerton
Film Details
Also Known As
Defiant Ones
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A movie about two escaping chain gang prisoners, one white and one black, who hate each other, but in their flight for freedom, find they'll do almost anything to survive, including becoming friends.
Director
David Lowell Rich
Director
Cast
Robert Urich
Carl Weathers
Wil Wheaton
Barry Corbin
Richard Fullerton
William Sanderson
Charles Bartlett
Ebbe Roe Smith
Charles Bazaldua
Gregg Norberg
John Shearin
Ed Lauter
Bill Couch
Thalmus Rasulala
Dan Levoff
Ritch Brinkley
Monty Cox
Robert Lee Harris
Laurie O'brien
Crew
James Lee Barrett
Screenplay
Richard Bracken
Editor
Thomas Causey
Sound Mixer
Bill Couch
Stunt Coordinator
Steve Dorff
Music
Andy Evans
Special Effects
Sam Gross
Set Decorator
Jimmy Kessler
Wardrobe Supervisor
Robert Lovenheim
Producer
Rexford Metz
Director Of Photography
Beala Neel
Production Designer
Beala Neel
Art Director
David Lowell Rich
Producer
Don Sheldon
Hair
Harold Smith
From Story
Robert Urich
Coproducer
Carl Weathers
Coproducer
Michael Westmore
Makeup
Nedrick Young
From Story
Film Details
Also Known As
Defiant Ones
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States January 5, 1986
The plot was first used by director Stanley Kramer in his 1958 feature film with the same title, starring Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier.
The original broadcast date was 10/27/85, which was pre-empted by the seventh game of the World Series.
