Gabriel Byrne
Nicholas "Nick" Mullen
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Defence of the Realm is a 1986 British political thriller film directed by David Drury, starring Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, and Denholm Elliott, with Robbie Coltrane in a supporting role.
Nov 21, 1986 · Defense of the Realm: Directed by David Drury. With Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Denholm Elliott, Ian Bannen. 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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- Thriller
- David Drury
- 1986-11-21
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,...
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- David Drury
- PG
- Gabriel Byrne
Overview. 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.
Defence of the Realm streaming: where to watch online? Currently you are able to watch "Defence of the Realm" streaming on Tubi TV for free with ads or buy it as download on Apple TV, Amazon Video. It is also possible to rent "Defence of the Realm" on Amazon Video, Apple TV online.
- 96 min
This is a noirish conspiracy thriller with first rate acting from the cream of British character actors such as Ian Bannen, Denholm Elliott, Fulton Mackay. Greta Scacchi provides the glamour. Gabriel Byrne relishes the chance to play a hero and get to the truth. However the film has a twist up its sleeve.
