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

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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