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Defense of the Realm

Genre: Thriller
Countries: UK,
Release Date: October 24, 1986
Year: 1986
Runtime:1h 36min
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A reporter Mullen 'stumbles' on a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent. In fact it is also linked to a near Nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and an Americal USAF 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.

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