Gabriel byrne stars in defence of the realm, a 1985 film also starring denholm elliott, greta scacchi, ian bannen and robbie coltrane. Defence of the realm is a 1986 british political thriller film directed by david drury, starring. This movie is a good example of the british film industry quietly making good movies that nobody saw. Brought out at the height of the cold war, as far as i know it. Defence of the realm defense of the realm photos view all photos 3 movie info. Gabriel byrne, greta scacchi, denholm elliott, imdb rating.
Tom bradby to defend the realm once again uk news express. Of special note was the outstanding performance of. David puttnam, lynda myles, robin douet, martin stellman. For me, this was a brilliant film making for compulsive viewing. Langton, 1986 and the fourth protocol mackenzie, 1987. Defence of the realm was one of the most memorable british films of the eighties and its themes. A strong defence of territoriality is that it is a matter of choice. Defense of the realm is one of my favorites from all his movies i have viewed. And then there is the pork barrel dynamic, where equipment is purchase from specific areas, again for political advantage. Defence of the realm 1985 movie picture download mm52. Byrne plays mullen, an aggressive newsman who is responsible for a story leading to the downfall of a parliament member he was seen leaving a madams house, as was a kgb agent. Very surprising quality of the script, the acting, and the feel of the film.
With gabriel byrne, greta scacchi, denholm elliott, ian bannen. After a newspaper reporter helps expose a member of parliament as a possible spy, he finds that theres much more to the story than that. Film financing and the digital single market european parliament. Bradby is continuing his film writing with an adaptation of defence of the realm, the 1985 cold war political thriller starring gabriel byrne. Defense of the realm is a newspaper thriller about a touchy investigation into british security matters. Released 1985, defence of the realm stars gabriel byrne, greta scacchi, denholm elliott, ian bannen the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Another is the use the defence budget to support british and increasingly european defence industries, with purchases dictated by political rather than operational need. 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 supporting 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 wideranging powers during the war.
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