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The Defenders: Taking the First

1998 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.

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Movie Score

65%

Released

October 25, 1998,

Director

Andy Wolk

Cast

Beau Bridges, Martha Plimpton, Jeremy London, Jordan Bridges, Clifton Collins Jr., Philip Casnoff

Genre

Drama, TV Movie

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