Overview
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
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DirectorStanley Kramer
WriterHarold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young
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
Whit Bissell
Lou Gans
Carl Switzer
Angus
Kevin Coughlin
Billy
Cara Williams
Billy's mother
Ned Glass
Doctor
Nedrick Young
Prison Guard
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Keywords
escapemississippi riverfreedomhostilityswampbiasracistescaped convictchain gangman huntracismblack and whitetrainconvictracial prejudiceshacklessouth
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026