The Defenders: Taking the First
(1998)

Released: 1998-10-25

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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.

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Beau Bridges

as Don Preston

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Martha Plimpton

as MJ Preston

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Clifton Collins Jr.

as Nelson Rodriguez

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Philip Casnoff

as John Walker

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Mimi Kuzyk

as Camille Preston

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Camilla Scott

as Liz Carter

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Diego Fuentes

as Bayo Rodriguez

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Marilo Nunez

as Rosalie Rodriguez

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Nancy Palk

as Judge Lacey

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Lili Francks

as Alice Rawls

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Bernard Behrens

as Milton Lewis

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Donna Goodhand

as Jury Foreman

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Stan Rogow

Executive Producer

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John Newby

Director of Photography

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Mark Isham

Original Music Composer

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