Defence of the Realm
(1986)

Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?

Released: 1986-09-06

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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.

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Gabriel Byrne

as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen

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Greta Scacchi

as Nina Beckman

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Denholm Elliott

as Vernon Bayliss

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Ian Bannen

as Dennis Markham

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Fulton Mackay

as Victor Kingsbrook

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Bill Paterson

as Jack Macleod

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David Calder

as Harry Champion

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Frederick Treves

as Arnold Reece

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Robbie Coltrane

as Leo McAskey

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Steven Woodcock

as Steven Dyce

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Graham Fletcher-Cook

as Mickey Parker

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Annabel Leventon

as Trudy Markham

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Alexei Jawdokimov

as Dietrich Kleist

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Danny Webb

as Danny Royce

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Prentis Hancock

as Frank Longman

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Michael Johnson

as Humphrey Channing

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Mark Tandy

as Philip Henderson

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Nicholas Coppin

as 1st Newsroom Deputy

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Veronica Duffy

as 2nd Newsroom Deputy

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David Hatton

as Picture Editor

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David Puttnam

Executive Producer

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Roger Deakins

Director of Photography

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Louise Frogley

Costume Design

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Diana Charnley

Art Direction

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Harry Cordwell

Set Decoration

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Ene Watts

Script Supervisor

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Stephen Morley

Still Photographer

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