The Defender
The Defender
English. Directed by George Tillman Jr..
Scipio Africanus Jones was a courageous attorney who risked his life and career to defend 87 men wrongfully accused of murder in the wake of the Elaine, AR massacre of 1919, when a group of Black sharecroppers meeting in a church about unionization were attacked by a posse organized by white landowners.
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- Language
- English
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- Release date in India
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- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- E. Nicholas Mariani
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Who directed The Defender?
The Defender was directed by George Tillman Jr. and stars Sterling K. Brown.