The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)

5.8/10 • 96 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

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.

Cast

Beau Bridges

Martha Plimpton

Jeremy London

Jordan Bridges

Clifton Collins Jr.

Nelson Rodriguez

Philip Casnoff

Mimi Kuzyk

Camille Preston

Diego Fuentes

Nancy Palk

Kristen Holden-Ried

Richard Fitzpatrick

Christopher Redman

Bernard Behrens

Donna Goodhand

Robert Bockstael

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