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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Defence of the Realm canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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political thriller film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | FIPRESCI Prize at the 1986 Valladolid International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bill Paterson
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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
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surface form:
London
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| genre |
Cold War film
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drama film ⓘ political thriller ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | tt0089018 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Nick Mullen
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Nina Beckman NERFINISHED ⓘ Vernon Bayliss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | journalistic investigation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
investigative drama tone
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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
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Martin Stellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
government conspiracy
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national security ⓘ press freedom ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1985 ⓘ |
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