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The Defenders

1961 Drama

Rating

5.9/10

Popularity

11

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.

Details

Creator

Reginald Rose

Cast

E.G. Marshall

Robert Reed

Status

Ended

Release date

9/16/1961

Last air date

5/13/1965

Seasons

4

Episodes

132

Origin country

US

Vote count

10