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The Defenders: Taking the First

Genre:DramaTV Movie

Released:1998-10-25

Runtime:96

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

Character: Don Preston

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Martha Plimpton

Character: MJ Preston

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Jeremy London

Character: Wyman James

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Jordan Bridges

Character:

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Clifton Collins Jr.

Character: Nelson Rodriguez

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Philip Casnoff

Character: John Walker

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Mimi Kuzyk

Character: Camille Preston

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Camilla Scott

Character: Liz Carter

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Diego Fuentes

Character: Bayo Rodriguez

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Marilo Nunez

Character: Rosalie Rodriguez

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Nancy Palk

Character: Judge Lacey

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Lili Francks

Character: Alice Rawls

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Jeff Topping

Character: Rossi

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Kristen Holden-Ried

Character: McCann

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Richard Fitzpatrick

Character: Jones

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Christopher Redman

Character: Steven Preston

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Bernard Behrens

Character: Milton Lewis

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Donna Goodhand

Character: Jury Foreman

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Robert Bockstael

Character: Karl Munro

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J. Winston Carroll

Character: Judge Karma

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Sugith Varughese

Character: Dr. Carter

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J.J. Evans

Character: Cooker

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Mauricio Rodas

Character: Ruben

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Michael Ayoub

Character: Mayor

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Deborah Pollitt

Character: Rally Woman

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Bill Lake

Character: Prison Guard

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Billy Oliver

Character: Campus Cop

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Chris Wiggins

Character:

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