The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)

10/25/1998 (US) • 1h 36m

Drama, TV Movie

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Beau Bridges

Don Preston

Martha Plimpton

MJ Preston

Jeremy London

Wyman James

Clifton Collins Jr.

Nelson Rodriguez

Philip Casnoff

John Walker

Mimi Kuzyk

Camille Preston

Camilla Scott

Liz Carter

Diego Fuentes

Bayo Rodriguez


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Status

Released

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