Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.
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| Directing | Stanley Kramer | Director |
| Sound | Ernest Gold | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Frederic Knudtson | Editor |
| Camera | Sam Leavitt | Director of Photography |
| Production | Stanley Kramer | Producer |
| Art | Rudolph Sternad | Production Design |
| Art | Fernando Carrere | Art Direction |
| Crew | Alex Weldon | Special Effects |
| Art | Joseph Kish | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Nedrick Young | Writer |
| Writing | Harold Jacob Smith | Writer |
| Production | Clem Beauchamp | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Don L. Cash | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe King | Costume Supervisor |
| Lighting | James Almond | Gaffer |
| Sound | Walter Elliott | Sound Effects |
| Camera | Albert Myers | Camera Operator |
| Art | Art Cole | Property Master |
| Sound | Jean L. Speak | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Paul Helmick | Assistant Director |
| Directing | John Franco | Script Supervisor |
