Defence of the Realm
After a newspaper reporter helps expose a Member of Parliament as a possible spy, he finds that there's much more to the story than that.
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"Beginning with the later years of the Cold War and extending to this very day, there has been this question about the enemies of a nation: are the ones within more dangerous then the external ones? This question has produced quite a few intriguing thrillers over the years and one such is Defence Of The Realm from 1986. This film looks at that question from the perspective of late Cold War UK politics and in turn presents a realistic yet tense thriller in the process. The film has a fine cast of some of the UK's best actors and character actors of the time. Leading the cast is Gabriel Byr..."
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Gabriel Byrne once said of his scene-stealing co-star in this film "never act with children, dogs, or Denholm Elliott!"
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After a newspaper reporter helps expose a Member of Parliament as a possible spy, he finds that there's much more to the story than that.