Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the unlikeliest of spies in 'The Courier' | Movie Reviews & Stories | Orlando
The Courier, the new historical suspense-drama from director Dominic Cooke ( On Chesil Beach), we’re reminded of the role of the little guy. That guy, specifically, is Greville Wynne, a British businessman recruited by MI6. The British spy organization, working with the CIA, wanted Wynne to travel to the USSR and contact Oleg Penkovsky, a high-ranking Russian official looking to smuggle valuable information to the West. Though Wynne was a civilian, his company’s contacts with Eastern Europe and his anonymity allowed him to maneuver within Russia freely and without suspicion, at leas...
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