Defence of the Realm (1986)
Action · Thriller
Overview
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.
Cast
- Gabriel Byrne as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
- Greta Scacchi as Nina Beckman
- Denholm Elliott as Vernon Bayliss
- Ian Bannen as Dennis Markham
- Fulton Mackay as Victor Kingsbrook
- Bill Paterson as Jack Macleod
- David Calder as Harry Champion
- Frederick Treves as Arnold Reece
- Robbie Coltrane as Leo McAskey
- Steven Woodcock as Steven Dyce