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The Defenders: Taking the First
RELEASED • 1998 • DRAMA • TV MOVIE
Original movie
Rating 3
Language English
Runtime 96m
Popularity Trending Up
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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.
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.
Cast
Beau Bridges
Don Preston
Martha Plimpton
MJ Preston
Jeremy London
Wyman James
Jordan Bridges
Clifton Collins Jr.
Nelson Rodriguez
Philip Casnoff
John Walker
Mimi Kuzyk
Camille Preston
Camilla Scott
Liz Carter
Diego Fuentes
Bayo Rodriguez
Marilo Nunez
Rosalie Rodriguez
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