The Defenders: Taking the First

Name: The Defenders: Taking the First
Director: Andy Wolk
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1998-10-25
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Beau Bridges, Martha Plimpton, Jeremy London, Jordan Bridges, Clifton Collins Jr.

HDIMDB: 5.8

The Defenders: Taking the First (1998) is a drama, tv movie directed by Andy Wolk rated 5.8/10.

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.

Released: 1998-10-25

Duration: 1h 36m

Genre: Drama, TV Movie

Country: United States of America

Director: Andy Wolk

Writer: Andy Wolk, Peter Wolk

Cast: Beau Bridges, Martha Plimpton, Jeremy London, Jordan Bridges

Production: Paramount Television, Showtime Networks