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The Defenders (1961)

The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.

First Air: 1961-09-16
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 132
Rating: 6.273 / 10
Cast
E.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall
Lawrence Preston
Robert Reed
Robert Reed
Kenneth Preston