| Defence of the Realm | |
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| Directed by | David Drury |
| Written by | Martin Stellman |
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| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Edited by | Michael Bradsell |
| Music by | Richard Harvey |
Production company | Enigma Productions |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors (UK) Hemdale Film Corporation (US) |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $750,000[1] |
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 minor 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 wide-ranging powers during the war.
It was shot at Shepperton Studios and on location in London and Duxford in Cambridgeshire. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Murray-Leach. The film was distributed in the United Kingdom by the Rank Organisation, one of the last films to be released by the company.
The plot mirrors the real-life British spy scandal known as the Profumo affair.
- ^ "Defence of the Realm (1986)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2017.