Film
Defence of the Realm
1986· PG· 1h 36m· Action· Thriller
“Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?”
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.
1986-05-09
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Key Crew
DirectorDavid Drury
WriterMartin Stellman
ProducerLynda Myles
Director of PhotographyRoger Deakins
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 14 crew)
Details
Released1986-05-09
Runtime1h 36m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosEnigma Productions · The Rank Organisation · National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
Box office$750,000
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating6.5/10 · 41 votes
Original languageen
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