A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent and a near-nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and a U.S. Air Force base. Has there been a Government cover-up? Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam, the MP's assistant, to find out the truth.
| Release Date | May 9, 1986 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Defence of the Realm | |
| Runtime | 1h 36min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | $750,000 | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United Kingdom | |
| Production Companies | Enigma ProductionsThe Rank OrganisationNational Film Finance Corporation (NFFC) | |