Action ·Thriller · United Kingdom · 1986 · 1h 36m

Defence of the Realm

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Director
David Drury
Cast
Gabriel Byrne as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen Greta Scacchi as Nina Beckman Denholm Elliott as Vernon Bayliss Ian Bannen as Dennis Markham Fulton Mackay as Victor Kingsbrook Bill Paterson as Jack Macleod
Crew
Roger Deakins — Director of Photography Martin Stellman — Writer Robin Douet — Producer Lynda Myles — Producer Roger Murray-Leach — Production Design Louise Frogley — Costume Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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 Defence of the Realm — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
kgbreporterdeathnewspaper manmember of parliament
Key Collaborators
David Drury Director Roger Deakins Director of Photography Martin Stellman Writer Robin Douet Producer Lynda Myles Producer Roger Murray-Leach Production Design Louise Frogley Costume Design
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