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The Defenders: Taking the First

65 %|Oct 25, 1998|Drama, TV Movie

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.

Featured Crew

Beau Bridges
Executive Producer
Stan Rogow
Executive Producer
John Newby
Director of Photography
Lauren A. Schaffer
Editor
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
Andy Wolk
Director
Andy Wolk
Writer
Peter Wolk
Writer

Cast

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Beau Bridges
Don Preston
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Martha Plimpton
MJ Preston
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Jeremy London
Wyman James
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Clifton Collins Jr.
Nelson Rodriguez
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Philip Casnoff
John Walker
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Mimi Kuzyk
Camille Preston
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Camilla Scott
Liz Carter
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Diego Fuentes
Bayo Rodriguez
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Marilo Nunez
Rosalie Rodriguez
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Nancy Palk
Judge Lacey
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Lili Francks
Alice Rawls
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Christopher Redman
Steven Preston
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Bernard Behrens
Milton Lewis
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Donna Goodhand
Jury Foreman
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Deborah Pollitt
Rally Woman
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Bill Lake
Prison Guard
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Billy Oliver
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