Movie
Defence of the Realm
Released: May 9, 1986 (1986)
Runtime: 96 minutes
Genres: 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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Denholm Elliott as Vernon Bayliss
Age at release: 63
- Fulton Mackay as Victor Kingsbrook
Age at release: 63
- Frederick Treves as Arnold Reece
Age at release: 61
- Ian Bannen as Dennis Markham
Age at release: 57
- Bill Paterson as Jack Macleod
Age at release: 40
- David Calder as Harry Champion
Age at release: 39
- Robbie Coltrane as Leo McAskey
Age at release: 36
- Gabriel Byrne as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Age at release: 35
- Greta Scacchi as Nina Beckman
Age at release: 26
- Steven Woodcock as Steven Dyce
Age at release: 22
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- Noel Johnson as Club Member
Age at release: 69
- John Rees as Minister at Funeral
Age at release: 59
- Hubert Rees as Club Waiter
Age at release: 58
- Alexei Jawdokimov as Dietrich Kleist
Age at release: 49
- Michael Johnson as Humphrey Channing
Age at release: 46
- Oliver Ford Davies as Anthony Clegg
Age at release: 46
- Annabel Leventon as Trudy Markham
Age at release: 44
- David Lyon as Political Pundit
Age at release: 44
- Prentis Hancock as Frank Longman
Age at release: 43
- Pip Miller as Police Sergeant Ross
Age at release: 39
- Philip Whitchurch as Cuttings Librarian
Age at release: 35
- Mark Tandy as Philip Henderson
Age at release: 29
- Danny Webb as Danny Royce
Age at release: 27
- Graham Fletcher-Cook as Mickey Parker
Age at release: 22
- Nicholas Coppin as 1st Newsroom Deputy
Age at release: Unknown
- Veronica Duffy as 2nd Newsroom Deputy
Age at release: Unknown
- David Hatton as Picture Editor
Age at release: Unknown
- Laurance Rudic as Charlie
Age at release: Unknown
- Beverly Anderson as Newscaster
Age at release: Unknown
- Ravinder Singh Reyett as Club Doorman
Age at release: Unknown