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Defense of the Realm

1986·1h 35m·PG
Thriller
IMDb Rating
★ 6.5/10
2,776 votes

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.

Defense of the Realm is a 1986 thriller movie directed by David Drury, starring Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Ian Bannen. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10 from 2,776 votes and runs 1h 35m.

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Director
David Drury
Stars
Gabriel Byrne
Greta Scacchi
Ian Bannen
Denholm Elliott
Creators
Martin Stellman
Details
1986-11-21
95 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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