PRINCIPAL CAST

Benedict Cumberbatch, Vladimir Chuprikov, Merab Ninidze, James Schofield, Fred Haig, Emma Penzina, Mariya Mironova, Rachel Brosnahan, Anton Lesser, Angus Wright, David Bark-Jones, Miles Richardson, Keir Hills, Jessie Buckley, Kirill Pirogov

DIRECTOR

Dominic Cooke

WRITER

Tom O'Connor

SYNOPSIS

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.

BOX OFFICE

$5.9 Million

GENRE

Suspense/Action

RATING

Rated PG-13
violence, partial nudity, brief strong language, and smoking throughout

RUN TIME

112 Minutes

STUDIO

Roadside Attractions