Film
Defence of the Realm
1986 · 1h 36m · Action · Thriller
Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?
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Overview
A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent and a near-nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and a U.S. Air Force base. Has there been a Government cover-up? Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam, the MP's assistant, to find out the truth.
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Cast
Gabriel Byrne
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Greta Scacchi
Nina Beckman
Denholm Elliott
Vernon Bayliss
Ian Bannen
Dennis Markham
Fulton Mackay
Victor Kingsbrook
Bill Paterson
Jack Macleod
David Calder
Harry Champion
Frederick Treves
Arnold Reece
Robbie Coltrane
Leo McAskey
Steven Woodcock
Steven Dyce
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Mickey Parker
Annabel Leventon
Trudy Markham
Alexei Jawdokimov
Dietrich Kleist
Danny Webb
Danny Royce
Prentis Hancock
Frank Longman
Michael Johnson
Humphrey Channing
Crew
- David DruryDirector
- Martin StellmanWriter
- Robin DouetProducer
- Lynda MylesProducer
- David PuttnamExecutive Producer
- Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
- Mary SelwayCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 9, 1986
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- PG
- Revenue
- $750,000
- Genres
- Action, Thriller
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