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Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.
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Prison BreakEscaping CaptivitySelf-SacrificeRace Against TimeUnlikely PartnershipMoral DilemmasHumanizing CriminalsStruggle For FreedomChain Gang




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Directed by: Stanley Kramer, Sam Leavitt, Paul Helmick
Written by: Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young
Produced by: Stanley Kramer
Composed by: Ernest Gold
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