Defender
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Defender(s) or The Defender(s) may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Film, television, and theatre
Film
The Defender (1989 film), a Canadian documentary
The Defender (1994 film), or The Bodyguard from Beijing
The Defender (2004 film), a British-German action film
The Defenders (2023 film), an Australian documentary about Bahraini dissenter and footballer Hakeem al-Araibi
Television
The Defender (2021 TV series), a Czech crime drama series
The Defenders (1961 TV series), an American courtroom drama
The Defenders (2010 TV series), an American legal comedy-drama
The Defenders (miniseries), an American Marvel TV series
The Defenders Saga, a term used to describe the interconnected set of Marvel Netflix television series
"Defender" (FBI: Most Wanted), a 2020 episode
"The Defenders" (The Defenders episode)
"The Defender" (Studio One), a 1957 episode
Theatre
The Defenders (ballet), a 2007 ballet by William Forsythe
The Defender (musical), 1902 Broadway musical
Gaming
Defender (card player), a player who plays against the declarer
Defender (1981 video game)
Defender (2002 video game), a remake
Defender, a 1982 pinball table based on the 1981 video game.
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