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Defense of the Realm (DVD, 2003) 
Defense of the Realm (DVD, 2003)

 
Defense of the Realm (DVD, 2003)

Leading Role: Gabriel Byrne
Director: David Drury
Rating: Rated PG
Release Date: Jun 2003
Format: DVD
UPC: 027616886583
Product ID: EPID3420664
Description: DEFENSE OF THE REALM is a gripping thriller that stars Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, and Denholm Elliott. Nick Mullen (Byrne), a young reporter for a British daily newspaper, is beginning to drift into a cynical and bored routine when he...
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Movie Description
DEFENSE OF THE REALM is a gripping thriller that stars Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, and Denholm Elliott. Nick Mullen (Byrne), a young reporter for a British daily newspaper, is beginning to drift into a cynical and bored routine when he suddenly stumbles across a political cover-up. With the aid of his colleague, Vernon (Elliott), and his attractive secretary, Nina (Scacchi), Nick sets out on a dangerous journey to uncover hidden truths.

Credits
Cast:Greta Scacchi, Ian Bannen

Notes
DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.66
Audio:
   Stereo Surround - English, Shot entired on location in England.

Co-produced by the Rank Organisation.

Shown at the London Film Festival, November 21, 1985.

Additional cast: Annabel Leventon (Trudy Markham), Graham Fletcher-Cook (Micky Parker), Steven Woodcock (Steven Dyce), Alexei Jawdokimov (Dietrich Kleist), Daniel Webb (Danny Royce), Prentis Hancock (Frank Longman), and Michael Johnson (Humphrey Channing).

Copyright Rank Film Distributors, Ltd. 1985.

Editorial Reviews
"...[A] fast-paced thriller....Denholm Elliott gives an extraordinary performance....[The direction has] vigor and wit..."
Variety - Japa. (11/27/1985)

"...Electrifying....Terrifying in its political 'what ifs', keenly intelligent, played by one of those dream British casts and full of scenes that leave us limp from controlled tension, it's a beautiful job all around..."
Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson (11/21/1986)

"[I]t conveys the sense of anxiety in a country still griped by

Cold War fears....The redoubtable British character actors and caustic dialogue add some pep..."
Sight and Sound - Geoffrey Macnab (04/01/2008)

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