The Defenders The Hour Before Doomsday (Season 2, Episode 21)
TV-14
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama

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The Defenders

The Hour Before Doomsday (Season 2, Episode 21)

TV-14

TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama

The Prestons defend a journalist in a libel suit brought by a self-styled "prophet".

Director

Stuart Rosenberg

Writers

Reginald Rose (created by) | William Woolfolk (written by)

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 9, 1963

Release date

Feb 9, 1963 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 14 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 19 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
7 cast members

Name	Known for
E.G. Marshall Lawrence Preston Lawrence Preston See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
Robert Reed Kenneth Preston Kenneth Preston See fewer	The Brady Bunch (1969)
Kevin McCarthy Ralph Johnson Ralph Johnson See fewer	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
John Cullum Jeremiah Jeremiah See fewer	Northern Exposure (1990)
Theo Goetz George Earnshaw George Earnshaw See fewer	Guiding Light (1952)
Alan Hewitt Ben Needham Ben Needham See fewer	Follow That Dream (1962)
Carl Low Peterson Peterson See fewer	Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)

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