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Defence of the Realm

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

1986★ 6.5 · 411h 36mActionThriller

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
as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen

Greta Scacchi
as Nina Beckman

Robbie Coltrane
as Leo McAskey

Danny Webb
as Danny Royce

Bill Paterson
as Jack Macleod

James Fleet
as Ministry Man

Denholm Elliott
as Vernon Bayliss

Oliver Ford Davies
as Anthony Clegg

Ian Bannen
as Dennis Markham

David Calder
as Harry Champion

Al Matthews
as First US Controller

Graham Fletcher-Cook
as Mickey Parker

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Release date: 1986-05-09

Revenue: $750,000

Runtime: 1h 36m

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ActionThriller

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