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Defence of the Realm

Play trailer Poster for Defence of the Realm PG,  1985,  1h 36m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 69% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 69% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Dennis Markham (Ian Bannen) is forced to resign from the British Parliament after he is linked to a woman serving as an East German dignitary. As reporters Nick Mullen (Gabriel Byrne) and Vernon Bayliss (Denholm Elliott) investigate the case, they discover that there may be more to the incident than meets the eye, and that a nuclear near-accident at an Air Force base is somehow involved. Markham's secretary, Nina Beckman (Greta Scacchi), agrees to help, but she may know more than she lets on.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
The acting is strong throughout, but Elliott is especially effective. What is it about this actor, who has been in so many different kinds of movies and seems to make each role special? Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Oct 5, 2011
B
Mostly pleasing old-fashioned political thriller. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Nov 12, 2004
3/5
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal May 14, 2004
4/5
David Poland Hot Button (Substack) Jul 26, 2002
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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David Drury

Director

Gabriel Byrne

Nicholas "Nick" Mullen

Greta Scacchi

Nina Beckman

Denholm Elliott

Vernon Bayliss

Ian Bannen

Dennis Markham

Fulton Mackay

Victor Kingsbrook

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Defence of the Realm

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Movie Info

Synopsis Dennis Markham (Ian Bannen) is forced to resign from the British Parliament after he is linked to a woman serving as an East German dignitary. As reporters Nick Mullen (Gabriel Byrne) and Vernon Bayliss (Denholm Elliott) investigate the case, they discover that there may be more to the incident than meets the eye, and that a nuclear near-accident at an Air Force base is somehow involved. Markham's secretary, Nina Beckman (Greta Scacchi), agrees to help, but she may know more than she lets on.
Director
David Drury
Producer
Robin Douet, Lynda Myles
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 30, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m
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