The Defenders: Payback

The Defenders: Payback (1997)


  • Genre: Crime, Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1997-10-12
  • User Rating: 3.5/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Television Studios
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Director: Andy Wolk
star 3.5/10
From 2 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Beau Bridges

    as Don Preston
  • E.G. Marshall

    as Lawrence Preston
  • Martha Plimpton

    as M.J. Preston
  • John Larroquette

    as Michael Lane
  • Roma Maffia

    as Julie Bishop
  • Mark Blum

    as Jackson
  • Rachael Leigh Cook

    as Tracey Lane
  • Clea DuVall

    as Jessica Lane
  • Yaphet Kotto

    as Judge Williams
  • Sean McCann

    as John Broderick
  • Daniel Kash

    as Frankie Mirano
  • Karen Robinson

    as Mrs. Clarkson
  • Tony Nappo

    as Officer Perez
Writing Andy Wolk Writer
Directing Andy Wolk Director
Writing Peter Wolk Writer

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