Defence of the Realm

Defence of the Realm

6.5

1986-05-09

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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Defence of the Realm

Storyline

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.

Released

1986-05-09

Runtime

96

Director

David Drury

Budget

$0

Revenue

$750000

Genres

Action

Thriller

Language

English

Production

Enigma Productions

The Rank Organisation

National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)

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