The Defenders: Payback
5.8
Television movie remake of the 1960s courtroom drama series, "The Defenders." After the death of his eldest son and his partner in the law firm of Preston and Preston, senior partner, Lawrence Preston enlists his granddaughter, M.J, a former prosecutor, and his other son Don, a law professor, to continue the work of ensuring that every individual accused of a crime is entitled to a proper defense. In this telefilm, a father murders the rapist of his young daughter after the man is released from prison and moves back to his old neighborhood. The Prestons take the case even though the father is unrepentent and unwilling to offer the attorneys any help in finding legally mitigating circumstances for his actions.
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34 people
Beau Bridges
Don Preston
Known for
Messiah
Max Payne
E.G. Marshall
Lawrence Preston
Known for
12 Angry Men
The Tommyknockers
Martha Plimpton
M.J. Preston
Known for
The Goonies
Task
John Larroquette
Michael Lane
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Ri¢hie Ri¢h
The Librarians
Roma Maffia
Julie Bishop
Known for
Nip/Tuck
Pretty Little Liars
Mark Blum
Jackson
Known for
Crocodile Dundee
Mozart in the Jungle
Rachael Leigh Cook
Tracey Lane
Known for
She's All That
11:14
Clea DuVall
Jessica Lane
Known for
Girl, Interrupted
Argo
Yaphet Kotto
Judge Williams
Known for
Alien
Live and Let Die
Sean McCann
John Broderick
Known for
Miracle
Little Bear
Daniel Kash
Frankie Mirano
Known for
Mama
Tiny Pretty Things
Karen Robinson
Mrs. Clarkson
Known for
Schitt's Creek
Echoes
Andy Wolk Director · Peter Wolk Writer Mark Isham Composer
United States release October 12, 1997 · Produced in Canada · Production Showtime Networks
Production
Paramount Television
Production
Showtime Networks
Production
Canada
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 12, 1997
TV
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