Defence of the Realm is a 1985 political thriller directed by David Drury. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Denholm Elliott and Robbie Coltrane. Set at the height of the Cold War in the 1980s this film examines the morality of a nation's secret services and the responsibility of journalistic investigations in an era of nuclear tensions and bureaucratic deceit. The film is reminiscent of other cold war thrillers such as Hidden Agenda, The Manchurian Candidate and Edge of Darkness.

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  • Defence of the Realm is a 1985 political thriller directed by David Drury. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Denholm Elliott and Robbie Coltrane. Set at the height of the Cold War in the 1980s this film examines the morality of a nation's secret services and the responsibility of journalistic investigations in an era of nuclear tensions and bureaucratic deceit. The film is reminiscent of other cold war thrillers such as Hidden Agenda, The Manchurian Candidate and Edge of Darkness. The film takes its title from the 1914 Defence of the Realm Act (DORA), passed at the start of the First World War, which gave the Government executive powers to suppress criticism, imprison without trial and commandeer economic resources for the war effort.
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  • Defence of the Realm is a 1985 political thriller directed by David Drury. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Denholm Elliott and Robbie Coltrane. Set at the height of the Cold War in the 1980s this film examines the morality of a nation's secret services and the responsibility of journalistic investigations in an era of nuclear tensions and bureaucratic deceit. The film is reminiscent of other cold war thrillers such as Hidden Agenda, The Manchurian Candidate and Edge of Darkness.
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