Salting the Battlefield

Mar 27, 2014

1h 33m

★ 6.2

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.

Genres

Action

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Carnival Films

BBC Film

Heyday Films

NBCUniversal

Masterpiece

Beagle Pug Films

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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

Bill Catcheside

Daniel Ryan

Amber Page

Leanne Best

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