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The Defenders•Season 1•Episode 27

The Last Six Months

8.2/10 · 17 votesMar 31, 196260 min

Ranked #15 of 32 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

Arthur Hill plays a man with six months to live--he kills his business partner in a fit of rage when the man refuses to help support his family after he has died.

Directed byDavid Greene

Written byMax Ehrlich

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Seasons4

Season 1 Episodes32

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Quality of Mercy

Killer Instinct

Death Across the Counter

The Riot

The Young Lovers

The Boy Between

The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms

The Accident

The Trial of Jenny Scott

The Man with the Concrete Thumb

The Treadmill

Perjury

The Attack

The Prowler

Gideon's Follies

The Best Defense

The Bedside Murder

The Search

Storm at Birch Glen

The Point Shaver

The Locked Room

The Empty Chute

The Crusader

The Hickory Indian

The Iron Man

The Tarnished Cross

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The Last Six Months

The Naked Heiress

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Reunion with Death

The Benefactor

Along Came a Spider

The Broken Barrelhead

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E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Lawrence Preston

Robert Reed

Robert Reed

Kenneth Preston

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David Greene

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Max Ehrlich

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Episode Summary

"The Last Six Months" is episode 27 of The Defenders season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 17 votes, ranking #15 of 32 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by David Greene and written by Max Ehrlich, it aired on March 31, 1962.

Next: E28 · The Naked Heiress Best of Season 1