The Defender
Directed by George Tillman Jr.
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Plot
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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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Defender |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Rumored |
| Production companies | Searchlight Pictures, 21 Laps Entertainment |
| Production | Shawn Levy |
| Writer | E. Nicholas Mariani |
| Assistant directors | George Tillman Jr. |
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