Defence of the Realm
Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?
1986 | 96m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | David Drury |
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| Writer: | Martin Stellman |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 09, 1986 |
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| Director: | David Drury |
| Writer: | Martin Stellman |
| Genres: | Action, Thriller |
| Keywords | kgb, reporter, death, newspaper man, member of parliament |
| Production Companies | The Rank Organisation, Enigma Productions, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $750,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Alexei Jawdokimov | Dietrich Kleist |
| Danny Webb | Danny Royce |
| Prentis Hancock | Frank Longman |
| Michael Johnson | Humphrey Channing |
| Mark Tandy | Philip Henderson |
| Nicholas Coppin | 1st Newsroom Deputy |
| Veronica Duffy | 2nd Newsroom Deputy |
| David Hatton | Picture Editor |
| Laurance Rudic | Charlie |
| Philip Whitchurch | Cuttings Librarian |
| Beverly Anderson | Newscaster |
| David Lyon | Political Pundit |
| Pip Miller | Police Sergeant Ross |
| David Halliwell | Remand Centre Screw |
| John Rees | Minister at Funeral |
| Ravinder Singh Reyett | Club Doorman |
| Noel Johnson | Club Member |
| Hubert Rees | Club Waiter |
| Oliver Ford Davies | Anthony Clegg |
| George Ellis Jones | DCS Catterick |
| James Fleet | Ministry Man |
| Vass Anderson | Strick |
| Lyndon Brook | Pugh |
| William Job | Hilton |
| Al Matthews | First US Controller |
| Daniel Foley | Second US Controller |
| Barbara Coles | Third US Controller |
| John Cannon | Greenmont Detention Centre Officer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Mary Selway | Casting |
| David Drury | Director |
| Martin Stellman | Writer |
| Roger Murray-Leach | Production Design |
| Louise Frogley | Costume Design |
| Diana Charnley | Art Direction |
| Harry Cordwell | Set Decoration |
| Ene Watts | Script Supervisor |
| Stephen Morley | Still Photographer |
| Geoff King | Driver |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David Puttnam | Executive Producer |
| Robin Douet | Producer |
| Lynda Myles | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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