
Defence of the Realm (1986)
6.3|9 May, 1986|96 min
Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?
6.3|9 May, 1986|96 min
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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.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $750,000
English
Budget--
Revenue $750,000
Keywords
kgb
reporter
death
newspaper man
member of parliament
Casts

Gabriel Byrne
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen

Greta Scacchi
Nina Beckman

Denholm Elliott
Vernon Bayliss

Ian Bannen
Dennis Markham

Fulton Mackay
Victor Kingsbrook

Bill Paterson
Jack Macleod

David Calder
Harry Champion
Frederick Treves
Arnold Reece

Robbie Coltrane
Leo McAskey

Steven Woodcock
Steven Dyce
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Mickey Parker

Annabel Leventon
Trudy Markham

Alexei Jawdokimov
Dietrich Kleist

Danny Webb
Danny Royce

Prentis Hancock
Frank Longman

Michael Johnson
Humphrey Channing

Mark Tandy
Philip Henderson
Nicholas Coppin
1st Newsroom Deputy
Veronica Duffy
2nd Newsroom Deputy

David Hatton
Picture Editor
Laurance Rudic
Charlie

Philip Whitchurch
Cuttings Librarian
Beverly Anderson
Newscaster
David Lyon
Political Pundit

Pip Miller
Police Sergeant Ross
David Halliwell
Remand Centre Screw
John Rees
Minister at Funeral
Ravinder Singh Reyett
Club Doorman
Noel Johnson
Club Member
Hubert Rees
Club Waiter

Oliver Ford Davies
Anthony Clegg
George Ellis Jones
DCS Catterick

James Fleet
Ministry Man

Vass Anderson
Strick

Lyndon Brook
Pugh
William Job
Hilton

Al Matthews
First US Controller
Daniel Foley
Second US Controller
Barbara Coles
Third US Controller

John Cannon
Greenmont Detention Centre Officer
Crews
Martin Stellman
Writer
Lynda Myles
Producer

David Puttnam
Executive Producer
Robin Douet
Producer
David Drury
Director

Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Ene Watts
Script Supervisor

Roger Murray-Leach
Production Design
Harry Cordwell
Set Decoration

Mary Selway
Casting
Stephen Morley
Still Photographer
Diana Charnley
Art Direction
Louise Frogley
Costume Design
Geoff King
Driver
Backdrops & Posters
