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Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and intimate.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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“Is Noah Cullen the real protagonist?”
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Cast
- Tony CurtisJohn 'Joker' Jackson
- Sidney PoitierNoah Cullen
- Theodore BikelSheriff Max Muller
- Charles McGrawCapt. Frank Gibbons
- Lon Chaney Jr.Big Sam
- King DonovanSolly
- Claude AkinsMack
- Lawrence DobkinEditor
- Whit BissellLou Gans
- Carl SwitzerAngus
Crew
- Stanley KramerDirector
- Harold Jacob SmithWriter
- Nedrick YoungWriter
- Sam LeavittDirector of Photography
- Ernest GoldOriginal Music Composer
- Frederic KnudtsonEditor
- Stanley KramerProducer
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Pairings
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The Queen's Gambit 202082% alikeSeries · Both earnest, classical in form.
Degrassi Junior High 198780% alikeSeries · Both earnest, classical in form.
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