The Defenders: Taking the First

The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)


  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1998-10-25
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Production Company: Paramount Television
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Andy Wolk
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Summary

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

  • Martha Plimpton

    as MJ Preston

  • Jeremy London

    as Wyman James

  • Jordan Bridges

    as

  • Clifton Collins Jr.

    as Nelson Rodriguez

  • Philip Casnoff

    as John Walker

  • Mimi Kuzyk

    as Camille Preston

  • Camilla Scott

    as Liz Carter

  • Diego Fuentes

    as Bayo Rodriguez

  • Marilo Nunez

    as Rosalie Rodriguez

  • Nancy Palk

    as Judge Lacey

  • Lili Francks

    as Alice Rawls

  • Jeff Topping

    as Rossi

  • Kristen Holden-Ried

    as McCann

  • Richard Fitzpatrick

    as Jones

  • Christopher Redman

    as Steven Preston

  • Bernard Behrens

    as Milton Lewis

  • Donna Goodhand

    as Jury Foreman

  • Robert Bockstael

    as Karl Munro

  • J. Winston Carroll

    as Judge Karma

  • Sugith Varughese

    as Dr. Carter

  • J.J. Evans

    as Cooker

  • Mauricio Rodas

    as Ruben

  • Michael Ayoub

    as Mayor

  • Deborah Pollitt

    as Rally Woman

  • Bill Lake

    as Prison Guard

  • Billy Oliver

    as Campus Cop

  • Chris Wiggins

    as
Production Stan Rogow Executive Producer
Camera John Newby Director of Photography
Editing Lauren A. Schaffer Editor
Production Beau Bridges Executive Producer
Sound Mark Isham Original Music Composer
Directing Andy Wolk Director
Writing Peter Wolk Writer
Writing Andy Wolk Writer

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