Defence of the Realm

Defence of the Realm (1986)

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

  • Genre: Action, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1986-05-09
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 34 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Enigma Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: David Drury
star 6.5/10
From 34 Ratings

Summary

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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  • 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

  • David Calder

    as Harry Champion

  • Frederick Treves

    as Arnold Reece

  • Robbie Coltrane

    as Leo McAskey

  • Steven Woodcock

    as Steven Dyce

  • Graham Fletcher-Cook

    as Mickey Parker

  • Annabel Leventon

    as Trudy Markham

  • Alexei Jawdokimov

    as Dietrich Kleist

  • Danny Webb

    as Danny Royce

  • Prentis Hancock

    as Frank Longman

  • Michael Johnson

    as Humphrey Channing

  • Mark Tandy

    as Philip Henderson

  • Nicholas Coppin

    as 1st Newsroom Deputy

  • Veronica Duffy

    as 2nd Newsroom Deputy

  • David Hatton

    as Picture Editor

  • Laurance Rudic

    as Charlie

  • Philip Whitchurch

    as Cuttings Librarian

  • Beverly Anderson

    as Newscaster

  • David Lyon

    as Political Pundit

  • Pip Miller

    as Police Sergeant Ross

  • David Halliwell

    as Remand Centre Screw

  • John Rees

    as Minister at Funeral

  • Ravinder Singh Reyett

    as Club Doorman

  • Noel Johnson

    as Club Member

  • Hubert Rees

    as Club Waiter

  • Oliver Ford Davies

    as Anthony Clegg

  • George Ellis Jones

    as DCS Catterick

  • James Fleet

    as Ministry Man

  • Vass Anderson

    as Strick

  • Lyndon Brook

    as Pugh

  • William Job

    as Hilton

  • Al Matthews

    as First US Controller

  • Daniel Foley

    as Second US Controller

  • Barbara Coles

    as Third US Controller

  • John Cannon

    as Greenmont Detention Centre Officer
Directing David Drury Director
Writing Martin Stellman Writer
Production Robin Douet Producer
Production Lynda Myles Producer
Production David Puttnam Executive Producer
Camera Roger Deakins Director of Photography
Art Roger Murray-Leach Production Design
Production Mary Selway Casting
Costume & Make-Up Louise Frogley Costume Design
Art Diana Charnley Art Direction
Art Harry Cordwell Set Decoration
Directing Ene Watts Script Supervisor
Camera Stephen Morley Still Photographer
Crew Geoff King Driver

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