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Defence of the Realm

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

Duration

1h 36m

Release

9 May 1986

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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.

Plot

After a newspaper reporter helps expose a Member of Parliament as a possible spy, he finds that there's much more to the story than that.

Cast

Gabriel ByrneGreta ScacchiDenholm Elliott

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10Rotten Tomatoes: 100%

Details

Director

David Drury

Writers

Martin Stellman

Revenue

$750,000

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award7 wins & 2 nominations total

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