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.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Greville Wynne
Merab Ninidze
Oleg Penkovsky
Rachel Brosnahan
Emily Donovan
Jessie Buckley
Sheila Wynne
Angus Wright
Dickie Franks
Kirill Pirogov
Gribanov
Iva Šindelková
Embassy Assistant
Vladimir Chuprikov
Nikita Khrushchev
Fred Haig
Lee
Emma Penzina
Nina
Mariya Mironova
Vera
Anton Lesser
Bertrand
Miles Richardson
Golf Exec
Keir Hills
Andrew Wynne
Petr Klimeš
Popov
Željko Ivanek
CIA Boss
David Bark-Jones
Golf Exec
Benny Maslov
Russian Interpreter
Marián Chalány
Penkovsky's Driver
Alice Orr-Ewing
Tamara
Director
Dominic Cooke
Writers
Tom O'Connor
Sean Bobbitt
Director of Photography
Tariq Anwar
Editor
Gareth C. Scales
Editor
Suzie Davies
Production Design
Keith Madden
Costume Design
Abel Korzeniowski
Original Music Composer
sykobanana
5/9/2021
Cumberbatch shines in this 1960's Cold War spy thriller. This movie is worth watching just for Cumberbatch's performance alone (this is probably his best so far), but he is also backed up by the talented Brosnahan and Ninidze. This film doesnt run at a fast pace, but if you have patience, it is a little known and extremely rewarding part of history. (More Bridge of Spies than Tom Clancy).
JPV852
6/12/2021
Well made and suspense-filled historical-thriller with another great performance from Benedict Cumberbatch. Doesn't exactly have an emotional impact but still well worth checking out. **3.75/5**
r96sk
3/25/2022
Excellent! It's not quite <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/bridge-of-spies/" rel="nofollow">Bridge of Spies</a>'</em>, but <em>'The Courier'</em> is too an awesome MI6/CIA/KGB infused flick. The two films tell tales regarding the Cold War, with the 2015 release narrowly a notch above this. Both have outstanding lead performances though. Benedict Cumberbatch is magnificent throughout, especially towards the end - the bald look suits him incredibly well, I must say... need him in a drug kingpin sorta role looking like that! In all seriousness though, I think this is my favourite Cumberbatch performance (from what I've seen thus far) - utterly brilliant! Merab Ninidze (also in BoS, albeit minorly) also puts in a top display, as he does in television's <em>'<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMafia" rel="nofollow">McMafia</a>'</em>. Jessie Buckley also gives a performance of note, which says a lot about her acting abilities given she doesn't feature all that heavily. Astutely paced, builds terrific tension and features some cracking acting. Fantastic film!
