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The Defenders: Taking the First

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The Defenders: Taking the First — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • October 25, 1998
  • Runtime
  • 96 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, TV Movie
  • Director
  • Andy Wolk

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The Defenders: Taking the First — Cast

Beau Bridges photo Beau Bridges Don Preston Martha Plimpton photo Martha Plimpton MJ Preston Jeremy London photo Jeremy London Wyman James Jordan Bridges photo Jordan Bridges Clifton Collins Jr. photo Clifton Collins Jr. Nelson Rodriguez Philip Casnoff photo Philip Casnoff John Walker Mimi Kuzyk photo Mimi Kuzyk Camille Preston Camilla Scott Liz Carter

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