Defence of the Realm
Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?
1986 · 1h 36m · PG
Action, Thriller
Directed by
David Drury
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.
Director and cast
- David Drury Director
- 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
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