Defense of the Realm (1985)
After a newspaper reporter helps expose a Member of Parliament as a possible spy, he finds that there's much more to the story than that.
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Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen -
Nina Beckman -
Vernon Bayliss -
Dennis Markham -
Victor Kingsbrook -
Jack Macleod -
Harry Champion -
Arnold Reece -
Leo McAskey -
Trudy Markham -
Micky Parker -
Steven Dyce -
Dietrich Kleist
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Frank Longman
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Director:
David DruryWriter:
Martin StellmanAll Cast & Crew
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Trivia
The nick-name of Nicholas Mullen (Gabriel Byrne) was "Nick".
Quotes
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen:
Where'd the tip-off come from?
Harry Champion:
Look, you know perfectly well I've got to protect my sources.
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen:
Oh yeah? Well, from now on, nobody is protecting anybody.
Harry Champion:
I'm sorry, I can't tell you.
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen:
I want to know who told you Kleist was KGB.
Harry Champion:
I can't tell you!
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen:
It was the ...
Goofs
While details are secret, it is generally assumed that a nuclear weapon has to be 'armed' before it would explode.
It would be absurd to have bombs in an aircraft that would wipe out the entire airbase if an aircraft crashed on landing.
Crazy Credits
The research done for this film is shown by the acknowledgment at the end of the credits: "The Producers wish to thank the STAFF and MANAGEMENT of THE TIMES NEWSPAPERS FOR THEIR HELP."
Soundtracks
Passion Chorale(uncredited)
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Storyline
Plot Summary
Genres
ThrillerDetails
Release Date:
21 November 1986Language
English
Country of Origin
UKFilming Locations
Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England, UKBox Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$19,938 23 November 1986
Gross USA:
$750,000
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$750,000
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