

Defence of the Realm
1986-05-09 · 96 min · ★ 6.3
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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- Directors
- David Drury
- Production companies
- Enigma Productions, The Rank Organisation, National Film Finance Corporation
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 750,000
Top Cast
Gabriel ByrneNicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Greta ScacchiNina Beckman
Denholm ElliottVernon Bayliss
Ian BannenDennis Markham
Fulton MackayVictor Kingsbrook
Bill PatersonJack Macleod
David CalderHarry Champion
Frederick TrevesArnold Reece
Robbie ColtraneLeo McAskey
Steven WoodcockSteven Dyce
Graham Fletcher-CookMickey Parker
Annabel LeventonTrudy Markham
Alexei JawdokimovDietrich Kleist
Danny WebbDanny Royce
Prentis HancockFrank Longman
Mark TandyPhilip Henderson
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