The Courier
A modest British businessman-turned-spy must covertly ferry deadly secrets between a Soviet informant and MI6 to defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis before the world erupts into nuclear war.
“Based on the incredible true story of a businessman turned spy.”
Synopsis
During the Cold War, spy Greville Wynne and his Russian informant attempted to bring an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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A crew of 45+ credited
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Edited by Tariq AnwarShot by Sean BobbittScored by Abel KorzeniowskiDesigned by Suzie Davies
Box Office
2020 · Box office
Grossed $26.0M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$26.0M
Also known as
- Der Spionde
- Un espion ordinairefr
- L'ombra delle spieit
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Cast & Crew
45 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Greville Wynne
Merab Ninidze
as Oleg Penkovsky
Rachel Brosnahan
as Emily Donovan
Vladimir Chuprikov
as Nikita Khrushchev
Jessie Buckley
as Sheila Wynne
James Schofield
as Cox
Angus Wright
as Dickie Franks
Fred Haig
as Lee
Kirill Pirogov
as Gribanov
Emma Penzina
as Nina
Iva Sindelkova
as Embassy Assistant
Mariya Mironova
as Vera
Supporting cast
21Anton Lesser
as Bertrand
Miles Richardson
as Golf Exec
Keir Hills
as Andrew Wynne
Petr Klimes
as Popov
Zeljko Ivanek
as CIA Boss
David Bark Jones
as Golf Exec
Benny Maslov
as Russian Interpreter
Marian Chalany
as Penkovsky's Driver
Alice Orr Ewing
as Tamara
Oliver Johnstone
as Lovett
Andruscha Hilscher
as KGB Handler
Olga Koch
as Irina
Jonathan Harden
as Leonard
Elina Alminas
as Doctor
Eysteinn Sigurdarson
as Curt
Richard Glaves
as Howard
Ales Bilik
as Customs Officer
Laurel Lefkow
as Embassy Guest
Ondrej Maly
as Mitrokhin
Andrey Kurganov
as Russian Plane Passenger
Kemal Shah
as MI6 Worker
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1Producers
4Other crew
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