Talk:The Defiant Ones

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BetacommandBot (talk) 13:09, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Film noir?
Can we get a legitimate academic or film-related source that actually describes this as a film noir? Because it has none of the hallmarks of the genre -- it's not set in an urban locale, does not feature morally compromised protagonists seduced into crime by femme fatales, et cetera. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DMOinLA (talk • contribs) 16:08, 19 November 2015 (UTC)


 * The Film Noir genre is a directing and lighting one, not one of characters or setting. The 'Noir' ('black') in the genre name refers to the darkness and shadows in the scenes, good examples being The Big Sleep and The Third Man. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.149.173.13 (talk) 23:13, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

The source of the song “Long Gone” is an adaptation from W.C. Handy
This song, sung a capella by Poitier three times, is critically important to the emotional impact of this film (currently being streamed by millions, I’d guess; it is included with Amazon Prime, for example). I’m new to Wikipedia and know nothing about how to add a major section to a film article. If any member who sees this has the knowledge and capacity (I have neither), I respectfully suggest it as a very useful addition to the article on a film that arguably changed American culture & history. Left Central (talk) 17:13, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

So, I have learned a smidgen over the last 3 months (pushing 400 edits), and could now add a paragraph that links to W.P. Handy. It would still be preferable to have a much more experienced editor ✍️ helping to define this important historical reference in this historic film. Thx!! Left Central (talk) 10:17, 4 April 2022 (UTC)