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The Courier Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: May. 30, 2021

The Courier

Release Date: Friday, March 19, 2021 Limited

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

Screenwriter: Tom O'Connor

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 51 m

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Plot – What's the story about?

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Plot
THE COURIER is a true-life spy thriller, the story of an unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. At the behest of the UK’s MI-6 and a CIA operative (Rachel Brosnahan), he forms a covert, dangerous partnership with Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) in an effort to provide crucial intelligence needed to prevent a nuclear confrontation and defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Who stars in The Courier – Cast List

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Who is making The Courier – Crew List

The film's writer Tom O'Connor last penned The Courier and The Hitman's Bodyguard.

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Adam Ackland
Rory Aitken

Production – What we know about the The Courier

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Key Facts

  • Scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2020 (8/2/2020).
  • The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
  • Based on the true story of a British businessman who is recruited by the CIA to provide intelligence during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for violence, partial nudity, brief strong language, and smoking throughout
Runtime
1 hr, 51 m
Tagline
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Also known as
ironbark

Language
English
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The Courier Release Date: When was the film released?

The Courier was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, March 19 , 2021. There were six other movies released on the same date, including Happily, Phobias and Exodus. As a limited release, The Courier was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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