Defence of the Realm (1986)
Een explosief seksschandaal. De mysterieuze dood van een journalist. Een Britse politicus die banden heeft met de KGB. Het zijn de stukjes van een puzzel die journalist Nick Mullen (Gabriel Byrne) probeert op te lossen in deze spannende spionagethriller, in de traditie van John Le Carré. Een anonieme tipgever helpt Nick op weg, maar elke aanwijzing levert meer vragen op. Nick voelt zich bespied en achtervolgd. En waarom wil de krant geen aandacht besteden aan zijn verhaal? Wie kan hij nog vertrouwen? Hoe ver gaat de geheime dienst om het landsbelang te verdedigen?
Regiseur: David Drury
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Gabriel Byrne as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen |
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Greta Scacchi as Nina Beckman |
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Denholm Elliott as Vernon Bayliss |
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Ian Bannen as Dennis Markham |
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Fulton Mackay as Victor Kingsbrook |
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Bill Paterson as Jack Macleod |
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David Calder as Harry Champion |
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Frederick Treves as Arnold Reece |
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Robbie Coltrane as Leo McAskey |
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Steven Woodcock as Steven Dyce |
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Graham Fletcher-Cook as Mickey Parker |
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Annabel Leventon as Trudy Markham |
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Alexei Jawdokimov as Dietrich Kleist |
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Danny Webb as Danny Royce |
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Prentis Hancock as Frank Longman |
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Michael Johnson as Humphrey Channing |
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Mark Tandy as Philip Henderson |
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Nicholas Coppin as 1st Newsroom Deputy |
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Veronica Duffy as 2nd Newsroom Deputy |
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David Hatton as Picture Editor |
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Laurance Rudic as Charlie |
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Philip Whitchurch as Cuttings Librarian |
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Beverly Anderson as Newscaster |
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David Lyon as Political Pundit |
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Pip Miller as Police Sergeant Ross |
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David Halliwell as Remand Centre Screw |
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John Rees as Minister at Funeral |
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Ravinder Singh Reyett as Club Doorman |
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Noel Johnson as Club Member |
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Hubert Rees as Club Waiter |
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Oliver Ford Davies as Anthony Clegg |
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George Ellis Jones as DCS Catterick |
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James Fleet as Ministry Man |
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Vass Anderson as Strick |
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Lyndon Brook as Pugh |
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William Job as Hilton |
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Al Matthews as First US Controller |
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Daniel Foley as Second US Controller |
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Barbara Coles as Third US Controller |
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John Cannon as Greenmont Detention Centre Officer |
| Writing | Martin Stellman | Writer |
| Production | Lynda Myles | Producer |
| Production | David Puttnam | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robin Douet | Producer |
| Directing | David Drury | Director |
| Camera | Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Ene Watts | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Roger Murray-Leach | Production Design |
| Art | Harry Cordwell | Set Decoration |
| Production | Mary Selway | Casting |
| Camera | Stephen Morley | Still Photographer |
| Art | Diana Charnley | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Frogley | Costume Design |
| Crew | Geoff King | Driver |
