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The Defenders: Taking the First

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The Defenders: Taking the First

4.7

1h 36m

1998

Synopsis

A racist provokes four teens into beating a Latino youth to death after one of his fiery speeches on a college campus. The Prestons are first called upon to defend one of the youths who gives testimony against the other three. Then, in a turnaround, the family of the murdered boy hires the Prestons to try to get a conviction against the racist.

Director

Andy Wolk

DramaTV Movie

Cast & Crew

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

as Don Preston

Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton

as MJ Preston

Jeremy London

Jeremy London

as Wyman James

Jordan Bridges

Jordan Bridges

Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr.

as Nelson Rodriguez

Philip Casnoff

Philip Casnoff

as John Walker

Mimi Kuzyk

Mimi Kuzyk

as Camille Preston

Camilla Scott

as Liz Carter

Diego Fuentes

Diego Fuentes

as Bayo Rodriguez

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