DramaTV Movie
Watch The Defenders: Taking the First (1998) Official Trailer
5.8 / 10 IMDb October 25, 1998 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.
Director
Runtime
1h 36m
Release Date
October 25, 1998
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Beau Bridges
as Don Preston
Martha Plimpton
as MJ Preston
Jeremy London
as Wyman James
Jordan Bridges
Clifton Collins Jr.
as Nelson Rodriguez
Philip Casnoff
as John Walker
Mimi Kuzyk
as Camille Preston
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Camilla Scott
as Liz Carter
Diego Fuentes
as Bayo Rodriguez
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Marilo Nunez
as Rosalie Rodriguez
Nancy Palk
as Judge Lacey
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Lili Francks
as Alice Rawls
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Jeff Topping
as Rossi
Kristen Holden-Ried
as McCann
Richard Fitzpatrick
as Jones
Christopher Redman
as Steven Preston
Bernard Behrens
as Milton Lewis
Donna Goodhand
as Jury Foreman
Robert Bockstael
as Karl Munro
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J. Winston Carroll
as Judge Karma
Production Companies
Paramount Television
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