The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)

★ 4.7 1h 36m 3 votes IMDb
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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.

The Defenders: Taking the First

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Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges as Don Preston Age 84 · Los Angeles, California, USA Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges (born December 9, 1941) is an American actor and director. He is a three-time Emmy, two-time Golden Globe and one-time Grammy Award winner, as well as a two-time Screen Act...
Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton as MJ Preston Age 55 · New York City, New York, USA Martha Campbell Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an American singer, stage and screen actress, best known for playing the lead role of Virginia Chance on the television sitcom "Raising Hope", and...
Jeremy London
Jeremy London as Wyman James Age 53 · San Diego, California, USA Jeremy Michael London (born November 7, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his regular roles on Party of Five, 7th Heaven, and I'll Fly Away, a starring role in the 1995 comedy film Mall...
Jordan Bridges
Jordan Bridges Age 52 · Los Angeles County, California, USA Son of actor Beau Bridges and Julie Bridges. As a child actor, he acted in two television films: The Kid from Nowhere (1982) (TV) directed by his father, and "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: T...
Clifton Collins Jr.
Clifton Collins Jr. as Nelson Rodriguez Age 56 · Los Angeles, California, USA Clifton Collins Jr. (born June 16, 1970) is an American film, and television actor, best known for playing student Cesar Sanchez opposite substitute teacher Samuel L. Jackson in the feature film "One...
Philip Casnoff
Philip Casnoff as John Walker Age 77 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Philip Casnoff is an actor and director..
Director Andy Wolk
Cast Beau Bridges, Martha Plimpton, Jeremy London, Jordan Bridges, Clifton Collins Jr., Philip Casnoff, Mimi Kuzyk, Camilla Scott, Diego Fuentes, Marilo Nunez

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