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

The Courier

Name: The Courier
Genre: Drama, Thriller, History
Released: 2020-01-24
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, Angus Wright

British Cinema20201h 52mEnglishTop 40% of British Cinema grosses

64Standing

67th of 226 in British Cinema

Reported gross: 60
Return on budget: —
Audience rating: 72
Momentum: 74

Out-grossed 60% of British Cinema releases with reported figures ($26M).
Momentum in the 74th percentile.
Audience rating 7 from 1,425 votes, the 72nd percentile.

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Cost: Not on record
Took: $26M

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The picture

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

Released: 24 January 2020
Runtime: 1h 52m
Language: English
Industry: British Cinema

Top billedAll 23 credits

Benedict CumberbatchGreville Wynne
Merab NinidzeOleg Penkovsky
Rachel BrosnahanEmily Donovan
Jessie BuckleySheila Wynne
Angus WrightDickie Franks
Kirill PirogovGribanov

Made by

Director: Dominic Cooke
Screenplay: Tom O'Connor
Original Music Composer: Abel Korzeniowski
Director of Photography: Sean Bobbitt
Producer: Ben Browning, Ben Pugh, Adam Ackland, Rory Aitken

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