The Courier

Jan 24, 2020

1h 52m

★ 7.0

Based on the incredible true story of a businessman turned spy.

Overview

Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Genres

Thriller

History

Drama

Production Companies

SunnyMarch

FilmNation Entertainment

The Courier Trailers

Cast

Greville Wynne

Benedict Cumberbatch

Oleg Penkovsky

Merab Ninidze

Emily Donovan

Rachel Brosnahan

Sheila Wynne

Jessie Buckley

Dickie Franks

Angus Wright

Gribanov

Kirill Pirogov

Embassy Assistant

Iva Šindelková

Nikita Khrushchev

Vladimir Chuprikov

Lee

Fred Haig

Nina

Emma Penzina

Vera

Mariya Mironova

Bertrand

Anton Lesser

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