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The Courier is a 2020 drama film directed by Dominic Cooke. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, and Jessie Buckley. The story follows Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source as they attempt to end the Cuban Missile Crisis. The film is based on the true story of a businessman turned spy. It was produced by FilmNation Entertainment and distributed by Starz Entertainment and Roadside Attractions.
The movie runs for 112 minutes and was released on January 24, 2020. It is set in 1962 during the Cold War. The original language is English, with Russian also featured. Sean Bobbitt served as the director of photography, and Abel Korzeniowski composed the music. The film has received review scores of 6.8 out of 10, 85 percent, and 65 out of 100. It is available via video on demand.
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7.0Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne
- Merab Ninidze as Oleg Penkovsky
- Rachel Brosnahan as Emily Donovan
- Jessie Buckley as Sheila Wynne
- Angus Wright as Dickie Franks
- Kirill Pirogov as Gribanov
Themes
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- undercover
- cold war
- based on true story
- mi6
- british spy
- russian spy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- Russian
- Main subject
- Oleg Penkovsky
- Director
- Dominic Cooke
- Composer
- Abel Korzeniowski
- Production company
- FilmNation Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Sean Bobbitt
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 402922
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.thecouriermovie.com
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- title
- The Courier
- publication date
- 2021-07-01
- set in period
- 1964
- distributed by
- Roadside Attractions
- review score
- 65/100
- characters
- John A. McCone
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