"Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?"
Defence of the Realm
Movie1986•1sa 36dk•star6.5(41)•trending_up1
ActionThriller
Director:David Drury
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.
Details
StatusReleased
Release DateMay 9, 1986
Release Dates
United Kingdom:
Premiere - Nov 25, 1985
Ireland:
Theatrical - May 9, 1986 (PG)
United States:
Theatrical - Sep 6, 1986 (PG)
Runtime1sa 36dk
0Revenue$750,000
0Origin CountryUnited Kingdom
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
Production Companies
Cast
Featured Cast
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
