Top billed cast

1. 

   Tony Curtis

   John 'Joker' Jackson

2. 

   Sidney Poitier

   Noah Cullen

3. 

   Theodore Bikel

   Sheriff Max Muller

4. 

   Charles McGraw

   Capt. Frank Gibbons

5. 

   Lon Chaney Jr.

   Big Sam

6. 

   King Donovan

   Solly

7. 

   Claude Akins

   Mack

8. 

   Lawrence Dobkin

   Editor

9. 

   Whit Bissell

   Lou Gans

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-08-10

"Joker" (Tony Curtis) and "Cullen" (Sidney Poitier) are chained together on a prison bus when it has an accident. Seeing a chance, and despite the fact that they pretty much loathe each other, they abscond and plan to jump a train to escape. As they flee, they gradually learn to respect - even like - each other before arriving at a smallholding where they befriend the woman (Cara Williams) who lives there with her young son "Billy" (Kevin Coughlin). After a few days, it becomes clear that she and "Joker" have taken a bit of a shine to each other, and so she concocts a plan to drive the now sep...read the rest

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12. Devil's Knot61%
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14. Kiss of Death70%
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16. Just Mercy79%
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• escape
• mississippi river
• freedom
• hostility
• swamp
• bias
• racist
• escaped convict
• chain gang
• man hunt
• racism
• black and white
• train
• convict
• racial prejudice
• shackles
• south