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
Martha Plimpton
Jeremy London
Jordan Bridges
Clifton Collins Jr.
Philip Casnoff
Mimi Kuzyk
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Camilla Scott
Diego Fuentes
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Marilo Nunez
Nancy Palk
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Lili Francks
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Jeff Topping
Kristen Holden-Ried
Richard Fitzpatrick
Christopher Redman
Bernard Behrens
Donna Goodhand