Movie 'The Courier'
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Based on the incredible true story of a businessman turned spy.
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
English
- a.k.a. The Courier
- Ironbark original title
German (Deutsch)
- a.k.a. Der Spion
Während des Kalten Kriegs: Oleg Penkowski ist ehemaliger Geheimdienstoffizier der Sowjetunion und hat noch immer Kontakte in den Kreml, weshalb er nun die westlichen Geheimdienste mit Informationen versorgt. Angesichts der zunehmenden Eskalation des Konflikts mit den USA und der impulsiven Natur von KPdSU-Parteichef Nikita Khrushchev fürchtet Penkowski einen drohenden Krieg und beschließt zu handeln. Er kontaktiert im Geheimen die amerikanische Botschaft in Moskau. CIA-Agentin Emily Donovan holt schließlich auch den britischen MI6 an Bord, denn sie hat einen Plan: Der unauffällige und harmlose Vertreter Greville Wynne soll nichtsahnend mit Penkowski Kontakt aufnehmen. Nach und nach freunden sich die beiden Männer bei gegenseitigen Besuchen in Moskau und London an, doch die westlichen Geheimagenten spannen Wynne auch immer mehr in ihre Ränkespiele ein...
French (Français)
- a.k.a. Un espion ordinaire
1960. Modeste représentant de commerce anglais, Greville Wynne se retrouve plongé au cœur de la guerre froide. À la demande du MI-6 et de la CIA, il noue une alliance aussi secrète que périlleuse avec le colonel soviétique Oleg Penkovsky. Objectif : fournir les renseignements nécessaires aux Occidentaux pour éviter un affrontement nucléaire et désamorcer la crise des missiles de Cuba. Il entame alors une série d'allers-retours entre Londres et Moscou en prenant de plus en plus de risques…
Italian (Italiano)
- a.k.a. L'ombra delle spie
La vera storia di Greville Wynne, un uomo d'affari britannico involontariamente coinvolto in uno dei più grandi conflitti internazionali della storia. Formando un'improbabile alleanza con un ufficiale sovietico nella speranza di prevenire uno scontro nucleare, Wynne lavorerà insieme a lui per porre fine alla crisi dei missili cubani.
- Release Date
- Runtime
- Keywords
- based on true story
- british spy
- cia
- cold war
- mi6
- russian spy
- undercover
- Genres
- Drama
- History
- Thriller
- Languages
- English
- Russian (Pусский)
- Production Countries
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Production Companies
- SunnyMarch
- 42
- FilmNation Entertainment
- Lionsgate
- Roadside Attractions
- Release Dates
- Theatrical 12
- Premiere Sundance Film Festival
- English: Premiere Zurich Film Festival
- Theatrical PG-13
- Theatrical M
- Digital PG-13
- Digital M
- Theatrical
- Theatrical U
- Physical M
- Theatrical 12A
- French (Français): TV Super Écran
- Digital VOD
- Physical DVD & Blu-Ray
- Physical 12
- Digital 12 MyCanal
- Ratings
- TMDb 70% · 1,037 (more information on website)
- IMDb 72% · 72,579 (more information on website)
- Rotten Tomatoes® 85% (more information on website)
- metacritic 65% (more information on website)
Cast
Character | Person |
---|---|
Greville Wynne | Benedict Cumberbatch |
Oleg Penkovsky | Merab Ninidze |
Emily Donovan | Rachel Brosnahan |
Sheila Wynne | Jessie Buckley |
Dickie Franks | Angus Wright |
Gribanov | Kirill Pirogov |
Embassy Assistant | Iva Šindelková |
Nikita Khrushchev | Vladimir Chuprikov |
Lee | Fred Haig |
Nina | Emma Penzina |
Vera | Mariya Mironova |
Bertrand | Anton Lesser |
Golf Exec | Miles Richardson |
Andrew Wynne | Keir Hills |
Popov | Petr Klimeš |
CIA Boss | Zeljko Ivanek |
Golf Exec | David Bark-Jones |
Russian Trade Delegate | Marian Lorencik |
Russian Interpreter | Benny Maslov |
Penkovsky's Driver | Marián Chalány |
Tamara | Alice Orr-Ewing |
Lovett | Oliver Johnstone |
KGB Handler | Andruscha Hilscher |
Irina | Olga Koch |
Leonard | Jonathan Harden |
Doctor | Elina Alminas |
Curt | Eysteinn Sigurdarson |
Howard | Richard Glaves |
Customs Officer | Aleš Bílík |
Embassy Guest | Laurel Lefkow |
Mitrokhin | Ondřej Malý |
Russian Plane Passenger | Andrey Kurganov |
Cox | James Schofield |
Crew
Department | Job | Person |
---|---|---|
Art | Art Direction | Daniel Kearns |
Jan Kalous | ||
Production Design | Suzie Davies | |
Set Decoration | Charlotte Dirickx | |
Standby Property Master | Kevin Day | |
Camera | Director of Photography | Sean Bobbitt |
Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design | Keith Madden |
Makeup Artist | Andrea Koutkova | |
Donald McInnes | ||
Klára Capková | ||
Makeup Designer | Karen Hartley-Thomas | |
Special Effects Makeup Artist | Chris Lyons | |
Wigmaker | Kim Kasim | |
Directing | Director | Dominic Cooke |
Editing | Editor | Gareth C. Scales |
Tariq Anwar | ||
Production | Casting | Alena Garetovskaya |
Arwa Salmanova | ||
Nina Gold | ||
Co-Producer | Donald Sabourin | |
Executive Producer | Alison Cohen | |
Ashley Fox | ||
Benedict Cumberbatch | ||
Dominic Cooke | ||
Glen Basner | ||
Josh Varney | ||
Leah Clarke | ||
Milan Popelka | ||
Tom O'Connor | ||
Producer | Adam Ackland | |
Ben Browning | ||
Ben Pugh | ||
Rory Aitken | ||
Sound | ADR Mixer | James Gregory |
Dialogue Editor | Marek Forreiter | |
Foley Artist | Paul Hanks | |
Foley Editor | Simon Trundle | |
Music | Abel Korzeniowski | |
Sound Designer | Robert Ireland | |
Sound Effects Editor | Joseph Stracey | |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer | Robert Farr | |
Sound Recordist | John Mooney | |
Writing | Screenplay | Tom O'Connor |