The Courier
“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.
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Cast
36 people
Benedict Cumberbatch
Greville Wynne
Known for
Doctor Strange
The Imitation Game
Merab Ninidze
Oleg Penkovsky
Known for
A Working Man
Freud
Rachel Brosnahan
Emily Donovan
Known for
House of Cards
Superman
Jessie Buckley
Sheila Wynne
Known for
Chernobyl
Taboo
Angus Wright
Dickie Franks
Known for
Pinocchio
Maleficent
Kirill Pirogov
Gribanov
Known for
McMafia
Leaving Afghanistan
Iva Šindelková
Embassy Assistant
Known for
Whiskey Cavalier
Bern Collaço
Sheremetyevo Airport Plane Passenger
Vladimir Chuprikov
Nikita Khrushchev
Known for
The Snow Queen 2: Refreeze
Fred Haig
Lee
Also in
Andor
National Theatre Live: Follies
Emma Penzina
Nina
No other roles listed
Mariya Mironova
Vera
Known for
Night Watch
Salyut-7
Dominic Cooke Director · Tom O'Connor Screenplay Abel Korzeniowski Composer
Worldwide gross $26M · United States release March 19, 2021 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$26,000,000
Production
SunnyMarch
Production
42
Production
FilmNation Entertainment
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
Germany · January 24, 2020
Theatrical
United States · March 19, 2021
Theatrical
United States · April 16, 2021
Digital
United States
January 24, 2020 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Australia
April 1, 2021 · Theatrical
June 28, 2021 · Physical
Brazil
August 19, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video e VOD
Canada
September 25, 2021 · TV · Super Écran
Estonia
July 2, 2021 · Theatrical
Finland
August 6, 2021 · Theatrical
France
June 23, 2021 · Theatrical
October 22, 2021 · Digital · VOD
October 27, 2021 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
February 25, 2022 · Digital · MyCanal
Germany
November 23, 2021 · Physical
Greece
July 22, 2021 · Theatrical
October 22, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
May 27, 2021 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
Japan
September 23, 2021 · Digital
Lithuania
May 28, 2021 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 9, 2021 · Theatrical
New Zealand
June 1, 2021 · Digital
Poland
August 11, 2021 · Digital
Portugal
June 10, 2021 · Theatrical
Singapore
October 21, 2021 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 28, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
October 22, 2021 · Theatrical · Diamond Films
Switzerland
September 27, 2020 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
June 9, 2021 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 9, 2021 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 18, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
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