Defence of the Realm (1985)
- Directed by
- David Drury
- Genre
- political thriller film
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 41 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A journalist uncovers a government cover-up involving a politician and a security leak. His investigation threatens his career and puts him and others in danger.
suspensefulpoliticalgrittytenseseriousinvestigativeparanoidatmospheric
What happens
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 minor role. The film takes its title from the Defence of the Realm Act 1914, passed in the United Kingdom at the start of the First World War, which gave the government wide-ranging powers during the war. It was shot at Shepperton Studios and on location in London and Duxford in Cambridgeshire. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Murray-Leach. The film was distributed in the United Kingdom by the Rank Organisation. The plot mirrors the real-life British spy scandal known as the Profumo affair. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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