The Defender (Studio One episode)
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"The Defender" is a 1957 live television courtroom drama episode of the anthology series Studio One, written by Reginald Rose and starring Ralph Bellamy and a young William Shatner, that later served as the basis for the acclaimed series The Defenders.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Defender (Studio One teleplay) | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courtroom drama
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live television production ⓘ television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Defenders (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastType | live drama ⓘ |
| castMember |
Ralph Bellamy
NERFINISHED
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William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | 1950s American television ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | defense attorney ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Defenders (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
courtroom drama
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legal drama ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Defender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | The Defenders (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAnthologyEpisodeOf | Studio One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEpisodeOfAnthologySeries | Studio One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the basis for the series The Defenders ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOf | Studio One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionFormat | live television ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Reginald Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Ralph Bellamy
NERFINISHED
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William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workBy | Reginald Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Reginald Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Defenders (1961 TV series)
this entity surface form:
The Defender (Studio One teleplay)
subject surface form:
The Defenders (1961 TV series)
this entity surface form:
The Defender (Studio One teleplay)