Defence of the Realm
movie
Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?
Released May 09, 1986
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.
Cast
Gabriel Byrne
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Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Greta Scacchi
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Nina Beckman
Denholm Elliott
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Vernon Bayliss
Ian Bannen
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Dennis Markham
Fulton Mackay
as
Victor Kingsbrook
Bill Paterson
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Jack Macleod
David Calder
as
Harry Champion
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Frederick Treves
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Arnold Reece
Robbie Coltrane
as
Leo McAskey
Steven Woodcock
as
Steven Dyce
Graham Fletcher-Cook
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Mickey Parker
Annabel Leventon
as
Trudy Markham
Crew
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David Drury
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Director
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Martin Stellman
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Writer
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Robin Douet
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Producer
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Lynda Myles
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Producer
David Puttnam
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Executive Producer
Roger Deakins
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Director of Photography
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Louise Frogley
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Costume Design
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Harry Cordwell
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Set Decoration
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Mary Selway
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Casting
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Stephen Morley
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Still Photographer
Roger Murray-Leach
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Production Design
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Diana Charnley
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Art Direction