Defence of the Realm

Defence of the Realm

Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?

1986•1h 36m•6.4/10

ActionThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(39)

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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Production

Enigma Productions, The Rank Organisation, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Nina Beckman

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Vernon Bayliss

Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

Dennis Markham

Fulton Mackay

Fulton Mackay

Victor Kingsbrook

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Jack Macleod

David Calder

David Calder

Harry Champion

Frederick Treves

Arnold Reece

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Leo McAskey

Steven Woodcock

Steven Woodcock

Steven Dyce

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Mickey Parker

Annabel Leventon

Annabel Leventon

Trudy Markham

Alexei Jawdokimov

Alexei Jawdokimov

Dietrich Kleist

Danny Webb

Danny Webb

Danny Royce

Prentis Hancock

Prentis Hancock

Frank Longman

Michael Johnson

Humphrey Channing

Mark Tandy

Mark Tandy

Philip Henderson

Nicholas Coppin

1st Newsroom Deputy

Veronica Duffy

2nd Newsroom Deputy

David Hatton

David Hatton

Picture Editor

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