
Defence of the Realm
PG“Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?”
1986·96 min·Released
Studio: Enigma Productions, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC), The Rank Organisation
6.5TMDb
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Theatrical May 9, 1986
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UK · English · Foreign
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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorDavid Drury
WriterMartin Stellman
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

Mark Tandy
Philip Henderson
Nicholas Coppin
1st Newsroom Deputy
Veronica Duffy
2nd Newsroom Deputy

David Hatton
Picture Editor
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Keywords
kgbreporterdeathnewspaper manmember of parliament
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Revenue
$1M
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41
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