Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

93 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | March 27, 2014

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.

Salting the Battlefield

93 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | March 27, 2014

Salting the Battlefield
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers BBC Films, Heyday Films, Carnival Films, Masterpiece Theatre, NBCUniversal, Beagle Pug Films
Original title Salting the Battlefield
Directors David Hare
Writers David Hare

Cast

Bill Nighy

as Johnny Worricker

Helena Bonham Carter

as Margot Tyrell

Ralph Fiennes

as Prime Minister Alec Beasley

Ewen Bremner

as Rollo Madeley

Judy Davis

as Jill Tankard

Felicity Jones

as Julianne Worricker

Olivia Williams

as Belinda Kay

Rupert Graves

as Stirling Rogers

Saskia Reeves

as Anthea Catcheside

Shazad Latif

as Jez Nichols

Daniel Ryan

as Bill Catcheside

Leanne Best

as Amber Page

Kate Burdette

as Allegra Betts

Pip Torrens

as Jack Calderon

San Shella

as Abdul Khan

George Lenz

as Security Man

Malcolm Sinclair

as Reverend Bernard Towers

Andrew Cleaver

as Brian Lord

James McArdle

as Ted Finch

Nathan Ives-Moiba

as Dean Chandler

Kirsty Oswald

as Garden Room Girl

Valeria Vereau

as Elisabeth

Richard O'Bryan

as Barry

Pip Carter

as Freddy Lagarde

Mark Wingett

as Football Supporter

Anna Böger

as Europcar Assistant

Renate Becker

as Security Woman