Defence of the Realm
1986 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 2,622 VOTES · DIR. David Drury
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 958 lines
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00:01:30 Botswana's police chief...
00:05:00 Another night, another show.
00:07:04 Come on. We've had the build-up.
00:08:50 I just wanted to speak to Mrs. Markham for a few minutes.
00:12:08 at one stage, wasn't he?
00:13:57 "when the new government came to power.
00:16:45 Look, I've been trying to get hold of you.
00:18:50 Mm-hmm.
00:20:46 Is it safe to talk?
00:24:38 that he'd never met Kleist before.
00:27:50 ...the story about Markham goes on to say...
00:29:34 of my decision...
00:33:16 Vernon, will you please tell me what the hell is going on?
00:39:45 Well, I didn't think it was going to be easy.
00:43:24 Look after her for me.
00:51:04 Do we have clearance?
00:55:11 QRA... Quick...
01:00:14 I should have listened to Vernon.
01:05:29 Congratulations. Terrific story.
01:09:05 for God's sake:
01:17:32 - My dear chap, of course. - Now.
01:20:35 From?
01:24:57 how did you vote in the last general election?
01:27:14 OK.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed958
Dialogue density10.0 lines / min
First line00:01:30
Final line01:27:14
Production Record
DirectorDavid Drury
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$750,000
IMDb votes2,622