The Defenders: Payback (1997)

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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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Description

Director

Andy Wolk
Shen Yang

Stars

Beau Bridges
Don Preston

Xu Lu
Gu Jiao

E.G. Marshall
Lawrence Preston

Chen Duling
Yuan Ge

Martha Plimpton
M.J. Preston

Zhang Yujian
Du Bingwen

John Larroquette
Michael Lane

Dylan Kuo
Xiong Qiming

Roma Maffia
Julie Bishop

Sheren Tang
Fu Mei

Others...

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Production

Showtime Networks, Paramount Television

Actor

Beau Bridges, Xu Lu, E.G. Marshall, Chen Duling, Martha Plimpton, Zhang Yujian, John Larroquette, Dylan Kuo, Roma Maffia, Sheren Tang, Mark Blum, Zhou Dawei, Rachael Leigh Cook, Li Jianyi, Clea DuVall, Zhu Yin, Yaphet Kotto, Wu Yufang, Sean McCann, Yang Kun

Creators

Andy Wolk (Director), Peter Wolk (Writer), Shen Yang (Director)

Release dates

12.10.1997 (US)