Defence of the Realm

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Defence of the Realm is a 1985 British political thriller film about a journalist uncovering a government conspiracy, noted for its tense Cold War atmosphere and investigative drama.

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instanceOf film
political thriller film
awardReceived FIPRESCI Prize at the 1986 Valladolid International Film Festival NERFINISHED
basedOn original screenplay
castMember Bill Paterson NERFINISHED
David Calder NERFINISHED
Denholm Elliott NERFINISHED
Frederick Treves NERFINISHED
Fulton Mackay NERFINISHED
Gabriel Byrne NERFINISHED
Greta Scacchi NERFINISHED
Ian Bannen NERFINISHED
Robbie Coltrane NERFINISHED
cinematographer Roger Deakins NERFINISHED
composer Richard Harvey NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
countryOfRelease United Kingdom NERFINISHED
director David Drury NERFINISHED
distributor Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors NERFINISHED
editor Michael Bradsell NERFINISHED
filmingLocation London, England
surface form: London
genre Cold War film
drama film
political thriller
hasIMDbId tt0089018
mainCharacter Nick Mullen NERFINISHED
Nina Beckman NERFINISHED
Vernon Bayliss NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus journalistic investigation
notableFor investigative drama tone
tense Cold War atmosphere
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A journalist uncovers a government conspiracy involving national security and civil liberties.
producer Robin Douet NERFINISHED
productionCompany Enigma Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1985-11-01
runtimeMinutes 96
screenwriter Brian Ward NERFINISHED
Martin Stellman NERFINISHED
settingPeriod Cold War NERFINISHED
theme government conspiracy
national security
press freedom
surveillance
yearOfRelease 1985

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Denholm Elliott notableWork Defence of the Realm