USA,
1958, 97 min
Directed by:
Stanley KramerCinematography:
Sam LeavittComposer:
Ernest GoldCast:
Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel, Charles McGraw, Lon Chaney Jr., King Donovan, Claude Akins, Lawrence Dobkin, Whit Bissell (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Joker Jackson (Tony Curtis) and Noah Cullen (Sidney Poitier) are two convicts on the run. Escaping from a Southern work gang, the two men are bound together by an unbreakable iron chain and separated by an unbridled hatred towards each other. Relentlessly pursued by a posse and bloodhounds, they put aside their differences to survive. But when a lonely woman (Cara Williams) breaks their chain and deliberately sends Cullen to certain death, Jackson must decide what's more important: saving Cullen...or saving himself. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1959 - Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1959 - Sam Leavitt (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1959 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1959 - Stanley Kramer (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1959 - Tony Curtis (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1959 - Sidney Poitier (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1959 - Theodore Bikel (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1959 - Cara Williams (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1959 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1959 - Sidney Poitier (Best Foreign Actor)
- 1959 - United Nations Award
- 1959 - Best Film
- 1959 - Tony Curtis (Best Foreign Actor)
Golden Globes
- 1959 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1959 - Promoting International Understanding
- 1959 - Stanley Kramer (Best Director)
- 1959 - Sidney Poitier (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1959 - Tony Curtis (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1959 - Cara Williams (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1958 - Best Film
- 1958 - Stanley Kramer (Best Director)
- 1958 - Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young (Best Screenplay)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1958 - Sidney Poitier (Silver Bear for Best Actor)
- 1958 - Stanley Kramer (Golden Bear for Best Film)