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The Defenders (1961)

1961-09-16 · 1h 0m · EN
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The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.

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Stuart RosenbergDirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerDirectorLeonard HornDirectorDaniel PetrieDirector

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E.G. MarshallE.G. MarshallLawrence PrestonRobert ReedRobert ReedKenneth PrestonLoring SmithLoring SmithCommissioner Frank ConnBarnard HughesBarnard HughesLester SwannLeslie NielsenLeslie NielsenBob GarrisonJack KlugmanJack KlugmanJoe LarchRobert GerringerRobert GerringerD.A. Louis FontanaGene HackmanGene HackmanStanley McGuirkMichael HigginsMichael HigginsDr. FowlerConrad BainConrad BainDistrict Attorney MonahanJean StapletonJean StapletonMrs. LarsenPeter von ZerneckPeter von ZerneckDr. Gerhardt

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What is The Defenders about?

The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.

How long is The Defenders?

The Defenders has a runtime of 60 minutes.