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Defense of the Realm
Running Time: 96 min.
MPAA Rating: PG
Box Office: / Domestic gross: $750,000
Produced By: / Enigma Productions / Hemdale / National Film Finance Corporation / Rank Film Distributors
Released: November 21, 1986 (USA)
Release By: Warner Brothers

Summary:
This fast-paced thriller examines the amorality of a nation's secret services and the responsibility of journalistic investigations in an era of nuclear tensions and bureaucratic deceit. The film examines an unspooling series of events occurring afte... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Gabriel Byrne (Nick Mullen) Greta Scacchi (Nina Beckman) Denholm Elliott (Vernon Bayliss) Ian Bannen (Dennis Markham) All Cast & Crew >> Review: A journalist-in-over-his-head thriller, Defense of the Realm is a taut, tightly plotted conspiracy film that is very cerebral -- and very hollow. That last characterization may prevent some from embracing the film, for the hollowness results from a c ... Continue >>

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