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Defence of the Realm

Defence of the Realm (1986)

Movie · Released · 96 min · ★ 6.5

Action, Thriller

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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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Cast

Gabriel ByrneGabriel ByrneNicholas 'Nick' MullenGreta ScacchiGreta ScacchiNina BeckmanDenholm ElliottDenholm ElliottVernon BaylissIan BannenIan BannenDennis MarkhamFulton MackayFulton MackayVictor KingsbrookBill PatersonBill PatersonJack MacleodDavid CalderDavid CalderHarry Champion
Frederick TrevesArnold ReeceRobbie ColtraneRobbie ColtraneLeo McAskeySteven WoodcockSteven WoodcockSteven DyceGraham Fletcher-CookGraham Fletcher-CookMickey ParkerAnnabel LeventonAnnabel LeventonTrudy MarkhamAlexei JawdokimovAlexei JawdokimovDietrich KleistDanny WebbDanny WebbDanny RoycePrentis HancockPrentis HancockFrank Longman

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