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Defence of the Realm
“Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?”
6.3 / 10• 1986• 1h 36m•PG• English
ActionThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gabriel Byrne
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Drury's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Defence of the Realm is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
