Salting the Battlefield
Salting the Battlefield
Salting the Battlefield
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2014
1h 33m
6.2(121 votes)
Action
Drama
Crime

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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Carnival Films
BBC Film
Heyday Films
NBCUniversal
Masterpiece

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Cast & Crew

28 members
Acting

Bill Nighy

Johnny Worricker

Bill Nighy
Acting

Helena Bonham Carter

Margot Tyrell

Helena Bonham Carter
Acting

Ralph Fiennes

Prime Minister Alec Beasley

Ralph Fiennes
Acting

Ewen Bremner

Rollo Madeley

Ewen Bremner
Acting

Judy Davis

Jill Tankard

Judy Davis
Acting

Felicity Jones

Julianne Worricker

Felicity Jones
Acting

Olivia Williams

Belinda Kay

Olivia Williams
Acting

Rupert Graves

Stirling Rogers

Rupert Graves
Acting

Saskia Reeves

Anthea Catcheside

Saskia Reeves
Acting

Shazad Latif

Jez Nichols

Shazad Latif
Acting

Daniel Ryan

Bill Catcheside

Daniel Ryan
Acting

Leanne Best

Amber Page

Leanne Best
Acting

Kate Burdette

Allegra Betts

Kate Burdette
Acting

Pip Torrens

Jack Calderon

Pip Torrens
Acting

San Shella

Abdul Khan

San Shella
Acting

George Lenz

Security Man

George Lenz
Acting

Malcolm Sinclair

Reverend Bernard Towers

Malcolm Sinclair
Acting

Andrew Cleaver

Brian Lord

Andrew Cleaver
Acting

James McArdle

Ted Finch

James McArdle
Acting

Nathan Ives-Moiba

Dean Chandler

Nathan Ives-Moiba
Acting

Kirsty Oswald

Garden Room Girl

Kirsty Oswald
Acting

Valeria Vereau

Elisabeth

Valeria Vereau
Acting

Richard O'Bryan

Barry

Richard O'Bryan
Acting

Pip Carter

Freddy Lagarde

Pip Carter
Acting

Mark Wingett

Football Supporter

Mark Wingett
Acting

Anna Böger

Europcar Assistant

Anna Böger
Acting

Renate Becker

Security Woman

Renate Becker
Acting

JD Roth-Round

MP's Bodyguard (uncredited)

JD Roth-Round

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