Defense of the Realm (1986)

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Country: UK
Genres: Thriller
Release: 1986-11-21
Director: David Drury
Writers: Martin Stellman
Language: English
Stars: Gabriel Byrne , Greta Scacchi , Denholm Elliott (1922–1992) , Ian Bannen , Fulton Mackay , Bill Paterson (I) , David Calder (I) , Frederick Treves , Robbie Coltrane , Annabel Leventon
Runtime: 96 min
Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Award7 wins & 2 nominations total
AKA: Defence of the Realm , Dossier confidenziale (Italy) , Katastasi ektaktou anagis (Greece) , Conspiración para el silencio (Argentina) , Valtakunnan puolustus (Finland) , En defensa del reino (Spain) , Atom, Lüge und was kommt danach? (Germany) , В защита на кралството (Bulgaria) , As Defesas do Império (Brazil) , For rigets sikkerhed (Denmark) , Em Defesa da Nação (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Obrona królestwa (Poland) , Defence of the Realm (France, French Republic) , En defensa del regne (Spain) , Em Defesa da Verdade (Brazil) , Защита империи , Button - Im Sumpf der Atommafia , A Defesa do Reino (Brazil) , A birodalom védelme (Hungary) , Defense of the Realm (United States of America) , Für die Sicherheit des Königreichs (Germany) , Defence of the Realm (United Kingdom) , Dilema de um Jornalista (Brazil)
Plot: A reporter Mullen 'stumbles' on a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent. In fact it is also linked to a near Nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and an Americal USAF 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.
IMDB:tt0089009