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Mar 17, 2021 · Wynne was a British businessman who, from 1960 and 1962, smuggled thousands of pieces of intel out of Russia before he was captured, imprisoned, and tortured for two years by the KGB. Assisting him in his role as “courier” is Oleg Penkovsky ( Merab Ninidze ), a far more experienced Russian agent.
The Courier delivers a rousingly effective old-school spy adventure elevated by a thrilling fact-based story and Benedict Cumberbatch's nervy central performance. Read Critics Reviews
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- Dominic Cooke
- PG-13
- Benedict Cumberbatch
Mar 18, 2021 · “The Courier,” a true life-based spy thriller set in the early 1960s — and staged to appeal to audiences old enough to have lived through them — stubbornly resists involving or affecting us...
The Courier has everything you want in a Cold War spy thriller. It’s solidly paced and strikes a nice balance of suspense and moving human drama. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 9,...
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By Matt Fowler
Updated: Nov 4, 2022 12:14 am
Posted: Apr 13, 2021 2:00 pm
The Courier is in limited theatrical release and will hit PVOD on Friday, April 16.
Over a year since it debuted at Sundance, Cold War drama The Courier is finally seeing the light of day. Directed by Dominic Cooke, and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, this true tale of an unassuming British businessman-turned-invaluable spy may run through more than a few typical and predictable beats, but overall it's a triumph of performance and palpable tension.
In the months before the Cuban Missile Crisis, unassuming salesman Greville Wynne (what a name!) -- Cumberbatch, as a paunchy schmoozer/boozer -- is asked by Her Majesty's Government and the CIA (represented by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Rachel Brosnahan) to make contact with a Soviet colonel who longs to thwart the mad reign of Khrushchev, for fear his country will instigate nuclear armageddon.
The Courier is a tense, well-executed spy drama that wisely focuses on character and performance more than thrills, knowing that if we actually care about these men it will drastically heighten every narrowed glance, near miss, and frightful chase. It's not always the freshest adventure, but that's when the acting carries the piece and breathes lif...
Mar 19, 2021 · Based on a true story, the film takes place in the early 1960s and follows Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch), a glad-handing British salesman recruited by MI6 to help flip a Russian asset.
Mar 19, 2021 · It’s rated PG-13. Anyone with a taste for Cold War dramas will find an intriguing addition to their cinematic library with “The Courier,” a fact-based story featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as...
