Sneak Peek: The Courier

Why Watch That Radio

English - March 15, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
TV & Film critic entertainment movies radio show Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: TV Talk: Superman & Lois, WandaVision, Genius: Aretha, Debris, and Beartown

Next Episode: Welcome to SXSW Online 2021!

On this episode of Why Watch That:

SNEAK PEEK

The Courier

Website: Roadside Attractions

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.

Release Date: In theaters Friday, March 19, 2021

Directed by: Dominic Cooke

Screenplay by: Tom O’Connor

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, and Jessie Buckley

Distributor: Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions

Genre: Thriller

Running Time: 1 hour 51 minutes

Rated PG-13

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.