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The Defenders: Taking the First

The Defenders: Taking the First

4.7(3 votes)
1998
1h 36m
DramaTV Movie

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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Companies:
Paramount Television
Showtime Networks

Languages

Original:en

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