The Courier
Based on the incredible true story of a businessman turned spy.
2020 · 1h 52m · PG-13 Drama, History, Thriller
Overview
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Director and cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne
- Merab Ninidze as Oleg Penkovsky
- Rachel Brosnahan as Emily Donovan
- Jessie Buckley as Sheila Wynne
- Angus Wright as Dickie Franks
- Kirill Pirogov as Gribanov
- Iva Šindelková as Embassy Assistant
- Vladimir Chuprikov as Nikita Khrushchev
- Fred Haig as Lee
- Emma Penzina as Nina
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