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The Courier
Synopsis
Based on the true story of the British businessman Greville Wynne who helped the CIA penetrate the Soviet nuclear programme during the Cold War. Wynne and his Russian source, Oleg Penkovsky (codenamed Ironbark), provided crucial intelligence that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2020 - Premieres - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 111 min
- Director
- Dominic Cooke
- Producer
- Adam Ackland, Rory Aitken, Ben Pugh
- Executive Producer
- Leah Clarke, Dominic Cooke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom O'Connor, Josh Varney
- Screenwriter
- Tom O'Connor
- Principal Cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley
- Film Title Note
- FKA Ironbark
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 18th February 2021
