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The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)

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.

Release: 1998-10-25
Runtime: 96 min
Rating: 4.7 / 10
Cast
Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges
Don Preston
Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton
MJ Preston
Jeremy London
Jeremy London
Wyman James
Jordan Bridges
Jordan Bridges
Clifton Collins Jr.
Clifton Collins Jr.
Nelson Rodriguez
Philip Casnoff
Philip Casnoff
John Walker
Mimi Kuzyk
Mimi Kuzyk
Camille Preston
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Camilla Scott
Liz Carter
Diego Fuentes
Diego Fuentes
Bayo Rodriguez
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Marilo Nunez
Rosalie Rodriguez
Nancy Palk
Nancy Palk
Judge Lacey
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Lili Francks
Alice Rawls
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Jeff Topping
Rossi
Kristen Holden-Ried
Kristen Holden-Ried
McCann
Richard Fitzpatrick
Richard Fitzpatrick
Jones
Christopher Redman
Christopher Redman
Steven Preston
Bernard Behrens
Bernard Behrens
Milton Lewis
Donna Goodhand
Donna Goodhand
Jury Foreman