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The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)
Directed by Andy Wolk
Drama, TV Movie · 1h 36m
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.
Cast
Beau Bridges
Don Preston
Martha Plimpton
MJ Preston
Jeremy London
Wyman James
Jordan Bridges
Clifton Collins Jr.
Nelson Rodriguez
Philip Casnoff
John Walker
Mimi Kuzyk
Camille Preston
C
Camilla Scott
Liz Carter
Diego Fuentes
Bayo Rodriguez
M
Marilo Nunez
Rosalie Rodriguez
Nancy Palk
Judge Lacey
L
Lili Francks
Alice Rawls
Crew
- Director
- Andy Wolk
- Writer
- Peter Wolk, Andy Wolk
- Director of Photography
- John Newby
- Original Music Composer
- Mark Isham
- Editor
- Lauren A. Schaffer
Details
- Release date
- 1998-10-25
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Paramount Television, Showtime Networks