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Salting the Battlefield
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Title: Salting the Battlefield

Release Date: 27 Mar 2014

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Carnival Films, BBC Film, Heyday Films, NBCUniversal, Masterpiece, Beagle Pug Films

Production Companies: Carnival Films, BBC Film, Heyday Films, NBCUniversal, Masterpiece, Beagle Pug Films

Overview: David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on power, secrets and the British establishment. Johnny Worricker goes on the run with Margot Tyrell across Europe, and with the net closing in, the former MI5 man knows his only chance of resolving his problems is to return home and confront prime minister Alec Beasley.

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Average Vote: 6.254 (116 votes)

Cast

  • Johnny Worricker: Bill Nighy
  • Margot Tyrell: Helena Bonham Carter
  • Prime Minister Alec Beasley: Ralph Fiennes
  • Rollo Madeley: Ewen Bremner
  • Jill Tankard: Judy Davis
  • Julianne Worricker: Felicity Jones
  • Belinda Kay: Olivia Williams
  • Stirling Rogers: Rupert Graves
  • Anthea Catcheside: Saskia Reeves
  • Jez Nichols: Shazad Latif
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