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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Courier_(2020_film)The Courier (2020 film) - Wikipedia

    The Courier is a 2020 historical spy film directed by Dominic Cooke and written by Tom O'Connor. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne, and is based on the true story of a British businessman who was recruited by the Secret Intelligence Service to be a message conduit with Russian spy source Oleg Penkovsky (played by Merab Ninidze) in the 1960s.

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  3. www.theguardian.com › film › 2021The Courier review – Benedict Cumberbatch’s salesman spy is ...

    Aug 15, 2021 · The Courier review – Benedict Cumberbatch’s salesman spy is no Smiley. Cumberbatch has it all to do in this slow-paced, real-life tale of 60s Soviet espionage directed by Dominic Cooke. Wendy ...

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    • Wendy Ide

  4. www.standard.co.uk › culture › filmThe Courier: The remarkable story behind Benedict Cumberbatch ...

    Aug 6, 2021 · The Courier: Greville Wynne, Oleg Penkovsky and the remarkable true story behind Benedict Cumberbatch’s film. The new film tells the story of how an unassuming travelling salesman played a part ...

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  6. www.scmp.com › lifestyle › entertainmentThe Courier movie review: Benedict Cumberbatch plays salesman ...

    May 24, 2021 · Benedict Cumberbatch, of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Strange fame, is the highlight of this cloak and dagger romp about a salesman tasked with transporting classified information out of the Soviet ...

  7. www.imdb.com › title › tt8368512The Courier (2020) - IMDb

    Mar 19, 2021 · The Courier: Directed by Dominic Cooke. With Vladimir Chuprikov, Merab Ninidze, James Schofield, Fred Haig. Businessman Greville Wynne is asked by a Russian source to try to help put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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    • Drama, History, Mystery
    • Dominic Cooke
    • 2021-03-19

  8. www.nbcnews.com › think › opinion'The Courier' is Benedict Cumberbatch's second best Cold War ...

    Mar 19, 2021 · Benedict Cumberbatch plays the hero in a true life story about the Cuban Missile Crisis, in which the character he doesn't play was the real hero. ... a salesman who didn’t rise above the rank ...

  9. www.king5.com › article › newsBenedict Cumberbatch plays a salesman-turned-spy in 'The ...

    Mar 19, 2021 · Updated:7:48 PM PDT March 18, 2021. SEATTLE — Benedict Cumberbatch is both a salesman and a spy in the new Cold War-era thriller The Courier. Based on a true story, the film follows the unlikely ...