The Defenders: Taking the First

1998
The Defenders: Taking the First
6| 1h36m| en| Drama, TV Movie
Storyline

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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  • The Defenders: Taking the First Cast
Beau Bridges as Don Preston
Martha Plimpton as MJ Preston
Jeremy London as Wyman James
Clifton Collins Jr. as Nelson Rodriguez
Philip Casnoff as John Walker
Mimi Kuzyk as Camille Preston
Diego Fuentes as Bayo Rodriguez
Nancy Palk as Judge Lacey