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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.
- $26 million
- Abel Korzeniowski
Mar 17, 2021 · A spy thriller based on the true story of a British businessman who smuggled intel out of Russia for the West and a Russian agent who defected to the West in 1962. The film explores the human cost of espionage and the bond between two men who risk their lives for the common good.
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.
- (69K)
- Drama, History, Mystery
- Dominic Cooke
- 2021-03-19
THE COURIER is a true-life spy thriller, the story of an unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history.
- (216)
- Dominic Cooke
- PG-13
- Benedict Cumberbatch
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Mar 18, 2021 · The men’s mutual compassion peaks too late to save the picture, but is no less moving for that. The Courier. Rated PG-13 for a bit of violence and a blink-and-you-miss-it bedroom scene. Running ...