The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)

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Audience Score
65
The Defenders: Taking the First
NR 1 hr 36 minOct 25th, 1998Drama, 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.
StarringBeau BridgesMartha PlimptonJeremy London
DirectorAndy Wolk
WritersAndy WolkPeter Wolk

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Beau Bridges, Stan Rogow
Production Companies:Paramount Television Studios, Showtime Networks