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Defence of the Realm   1985         PG, 96 min. Genre: Thriller / Mystery Director: David Drury   Cast: Denholm Elliott, Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Ian Bannen, Fulton Mackay, Bill Paterson, David Calder, Frederick Treves, Robbie Coltrane   The battle between a reporter's right for information and the government's right to secrecy is the subject of this exciting British film as two journalists (Denholm Elliott and Gabriel Byrne) investigate, in their own unique ways, a possible government cover-up.