Defence of the Realm (1986)
Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?
1986 · PG · 1h 36m · Action, Thriller
Genres: Action, Thriller
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?
Director: David Drury
Writers: Martin Stellman
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Cast
Gabriel Byrne as Nicholas 'Nick' MullenGreta Scacchi as Nina BeckmanDenholm Elliott as Vernon BaylissIan Bannen as Dennis MarkhamFulton Mackay as Victor KingsbrookBill Paterson as Jack MacleodDavid Calder as Harry ChampionFrederick Treves as Arnold ReeceRobbie Coltrane as Leo McAskeySteven Woodcock as Steven DyceGraham Fletcher-Cook as Mickey ParkerAnnabel Leventon as Trudy MarkhamMore like this
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