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Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?
6.5 / 10 IMDb May 9, 1986 1h 36m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 36m
Release Date
May 9, 1986
Genre
Action, Thriller
Status
Released
Revenue
$750,000
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Writers
Producers
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Cast
Gabriel Byrne
as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Greta Scacchi
as Nina Beckman
Denholm Elliott
as Vernon Bayliss
Ian Bannen
as Dennis Markham
Fulton Mackay
as Victor Kingsbrook
Bill Paterson
as Jack Macleod
David Calder
as Harry Champion
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Frederick Treves
as Arnold Reece
Robbie Coltrane
as Leo McAskey
Steven Woodcock
as Steven Dyce
Graham Fletcher-Cook
as Mickey Parker
Annabel Leventon
as Trudy Markham
Alexei Jawdokimov
as Dietrich Kleist
Danny Webb
as Danny Royce
Prentis Hancock
as Frank Longman
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Michael Johnson
as Humphrey Channing
Mark Tandy
as Philip Henderson
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Nicholas Coppin
as 1st Newsroom Deputy
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Veronica Duffy
as 2nd Newsroom Deputy
David Hatton
as Picture Editor
Production Companies
Enigma Productions
The Rank Organisation
National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
Defence of the Realm Official Trailer 1986
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