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The Courier 2020

Movie · 111 min · English · January 24, 2020

Historical dramaHistorical thrillerThriller

Directed by Dominic CookeWritten by Tom O’Connor

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, Angus Wright

Historical spy film The Courier from 2020 features Benedict Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne, a British businessman recruited by Secret Intelligence Service to communicate with Russian spy Oleg Penkovsky portrayed by Merab Ninidze in 1960s. The movie was written by Tom O'Connor and directed by Dominic Cooke. Supporting cast includes Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, and Angus Wright. Originally titled Ironbark, the film premiered at Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2020 before opening in US theaters on 19 March 2021 and UK cinemas on 13 August 2021. Critics responded positively to the production.

Cast

• Benedict CumberbatchGreville Wynne
• Merab NinidzeOleg Penkovsky
• Rachel BrosnahanEmily Donovan / Helen Talbott
• Jessie BuckleySheila
• Angus WrightDickie Franks / James Dobbing
• Željko IvanekCIA Director [[John A
• Kirill PirogovOleg Gribanov
• Anton LesserBertrand
• Maria MironovaVera Penkovskaya
• Vladimir ChuprikovNikita Khrushchev

Crew

Director

Dominic Cooke

Writer

Tom O’Connor

Producer

Adam Ackland, Ben Browning, Ben Pugh, Rory Aitken

Cinematography

Sean Bobbitt

Editing

Tariq Anwar, Gareth C. Scales

Music

Abel Korzeniowski

Details

Production

42, FilmNation Entertainment, SunnyMarch

Distributor

Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions

Box office

$26 million

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