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The Defenders

1961 · Released · 45 min · United States · English

Drama Crime

The Defenders is an American courtroom drama television series that ran on CBS from 1961 to 1965. It was created by television writer Reginald Rose, and stars E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys Lawrence and Kenneth Preston. Original music for the series was scored by Frank Lewin and Leonard Rosenman. The series was spun off from the Studio One episode "The Defender", which starred Ralph Bellamy and William Shatner as the Prestons. This series is not related to the 2010s CBS series of the same name.

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Also known as

Deutsch
Preston & Preston
Français
Les Accusés
Italiano
La parola alla difesa
日本語
弁護士プレストン

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Creator: Reginald Rose

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