Defence of the Realm

Name: Defence of the Realm
Director: David Drury
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 1986-05-09
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Denholm Elliott, Ian Bannen, Fulton Mackay

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1986 · 96 min · PG · Action · Thriller · TMDB 6.3/10

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.

Directed by David Drury

Cast

Gabriel Byrne — Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Greta Scacchi — Nina Beckman
Denholm Elliott — Vernon Bayliss
Ian Bannen — Dennis Markham
Fulton Mackay — Victor Kingsbrook