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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 19, 2021 · The Courier (2020) is an English movie directed by Dominic Cooke. The film takes place during the height of the Cold War. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne, a middle-class mid-level British business man. Oleg Penkovsky, portrayed by Mereb Ninindze, is a high-ranking Soviet official who knows that there's a real chance of nuclear war.
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- Drama, History, Mystery
- Dominic Cooke
- 2021-03-19
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The Courier. PG-13. 2020, Mystery & thriller/History, 1h 51m. 85% Tomatometer 216 Reviews. 95% Audience Score 1,000+ Verified Ratings. What to know. Critics Consensus. The Courier delivers a...
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- Dominic Cooke
- PG-13
- Benedict Cumberbatch
Aug 15, 2021 · Benedict Cumberbatch plays Wynne, an adequately successful British businessman with a weakness for booze who finds himself a courier for and a friend to high-level Soviet informer Oleg...
- 2 min
- Wendy Ide
Mar 17, 2021 · Director Dominic Cooke and screenwriter Tom O’Connor tell the “based on true events” story of Greville Wynne ( Benedict Cumberbatch ). 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.
Mar 18, 2021 · Benedict Cumberbatch plays a salesman-turned-secret agent in this stuffy Cold War drama. Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Courier.” Liam Daniel/Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions. By Jeannette...