Defense of the Realm (1985)
Defence of the Realm
Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?
95 min
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.
- Release date
- May 9, 1986
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom, Australia
- Music
- Richard Harvey
- Box office
- $750,000
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Trailer
Cast
- 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
- Graham Fletcher-Cook as Mickey Parker
- Annabel Leventon as Trudy Markham
- Alexei Jawdokimov as Dietrich Kleist
- Danny Webb as Danny Royce
- Michael Johnson as Humphrey Channing
- Mark Tandy as Philip Henderson
- Veronica Duffy as 2nd Newsroom Deputy
- David Hatton as Picture Editor
- Philip Whitchurch as Cuttings Librarian
- Beverly Manley Duncan as Newscaster
- David Lyon as Political Pundit
- Pip Miller as Police Sergeant Ross
- John Rees as Minister at Funeral
- Noel Johnson as Club Member
- Hubert Rees as Club Waiter
Crew
- David Drury · Director
- Martin Stellman · Writer
- Robin Douet · Producer
- Lynda Myles · Producer
- Richard Harvey · Composer
- Roger Deakins · Cinematographer
- Michael Bradsell · Editor
- Mary Selway · Casting director
- Roger Murray-Leach · Production designer