The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998 | 95m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Andy Wolk |
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| Writer: | Larry Cohen |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 18, 1998 |
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| Director: | Andy Wolk |
| Writer: | Larry Cohen |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | lawyer, police officer killed, courtroom |
| Production Companies | Showtime Networks, Paramount Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Beau Bridges | Don Preston |
| E.G. Marshall | Lawrence Preston |
| Martha Plimpton | Mary Jane Preston |
| Jon Polito | D.A. Al Orsini |
| LisaGay Hamilton | Jeanne Baptiste |
| Mimi Kuzyk | Camille Preston |
| James McDaniel | Jack Casey |
| David Hemblen | |
| Melanie Nicholls-King | Sarah Casey |
| Christopher Redman | |
| Christopher Redmond | Steven Preston |
| Oliver Becker | Brian Clarke |
| Marium Carvell | Sally McAstin |
| Nancy Palk | Judge Karnes |
| Michael Copeman | Judge Minton |
| Falconer Abraham | Louis Baptiste |
| A.C. Peterson | Vinnie Keefe |
| Scott Wickware | Sergeant Dave Wilson |
| Ross Petty | Doctor Nagel |
| Cameron Mathison | Mike Murphy |
| Patricia Welbourne | Young Hooker |
| Junior Williams | Corrections Officer #1 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Larry Cohen | Story, Teleplay |
| Andy Wolk | Director, Teleplay |
| Peter Wolk | Teleplay |
| Shelley Cook | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lauren A. Schaffer | Editor |
| John Newby | Director of Photography |
| Anthony Cowley | Production Design |
| Mark Isham | Music |
| Megan Less | Set Decoration |
| Ken Watkins | Art Direction |
| Mary Sue Heron | Makeup Artist |
| Suzette Daigle | Costume Design |
| Reg Quindinho | Hairstylist |
| Randi Richmond | First Assistant Director |
| Ken A. Smith | Second Assistant Director |
| Roy T. Anderson | Stunts |
| Brock Jolliffe | Special Effects |
| Peter Rosenfeld | Steadicam Operator |
| Ira Cohen | Gaffer |
| Paul Mitchnick | Camera Operator |
| Marvin Midwicki | "B" Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sy Fischer | Producer |
| Beau Bridges | Co-Executive Producer |
| Stan Rogow | Executive Producer |
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