Movie·1986·96 min

Defence of the Realm

Name: Defence of the Realm
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 1986-05-09
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Denholm Elliott, Ian Bannen, Fulton Mackay

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

6.4 / 10 · TMDB

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? 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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