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The Defiant Ones

Two escaped cons. Men with nothing in common but two centuries of hate. And one foot of chain steel.
Jan 5, 1986 · 1h 40m
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TV Movie
Drama

PLOT

Monroe and 'Joker' Johnson are two prisoners who despise each other. But after their prison transport crashes, they manage to escape chained to each other.

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CAST

Robert Urich
Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
Carl Weathers
Cullen Monroe
Ed Lauter
Sheriff Leroy Doyle
Barry Corbin
Floyd Carpenter
Laurie O'Brien
Pauline
Thalmus Rasulala
Fred
William Sanderson
Mason
Ritch Brinkley
Lonny
Directed by David Lowell Rich

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Urich Productions, MGM Television, Stormy Weathers Production
Country
US

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