
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
Drama · TV Movie
Overview
The Defenders are a crack team of lawyers dedicated to one principle - the accused is innocent untill proven guilty. This time, they defend a man wrongly convicted of murder.
Top Cast


Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges
Don Preston
Beau Bridges
Don Preston


E.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall
Lawrence Preston
E.G. Marshall
Lawrence Preston


Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton
Mary Jane Preston
Martha Plimpton
Mary Jane Preston


Jon Polito
Jon Polito
D.A. Al Orsini
Jon Polito
D.A. Al Orsini


LisaGay Hamilton
LisaGay Hamilton
Jeanne Baptiste
LisaGay Hamilton
Jeanne Baptiste


Mimi Kuzyk
Mimi Kuzyk
Camille Preston
Mimi Kuzyk
Camille Preston


James McDaniel
James McDaniel
Jack Casey
James McDaniel
Jack Casey


David Hemblen
David Hemblen
David Hemblen


Melanie Nicholls-King
Melanie Nicholls-King
Sarah Casey
Melanie Nicholls-King
Sarah Casey


Christopher Redman
Christopher Redman
Christopher Redman
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