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.
Title | The Defenders: Taking the First |
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Year | 1998 |
Genre | Drama, TV Movie |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Paramount Television, Showtime Networks |
Cast | Beau Bridges, Martha Plimpton, Jeremy London, Jordan Bridges, Clifton Collins Jr., Philip Casnoff |
Crew | Stan Rogow (Executive Producer), Beau Bridges (Executive Producer), John Newby (Director of Photography), Lauren A. Schaffer (Editor), Mark Isham (Original Music Composer), Andy Wolk (Writer) |
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Release | Oct 25, 1998 |
Runtime | 96 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.50 / 10 by 2 users |