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THE COURIER – Review by Susan Granger

June 3, 2021June 6, 2021 Susan Granger Benedict Cumberbatch, dominic cooke, Grenville Wynne, Ironbark, Oleg Penkovsky, rachel brosnahan, spies, the courier, truth-based

Based on a real-life story, The Courier, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, is one of the most compelling Cold War espionage thrillers of recent years. Yet it got lost during the pandemic.

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THE COURIER – Review by Diane Carson

March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 Diane Carson Benedict Cumberbatch, dominic cooke, rachel brosnahan, spy thriller, the courier, truth-based

British director Dominic Cooke opens The Courier with on-screen titles announcing that by 1960 the United States/Soviet Union nuclear arms race had intensified with imminent destruction threatening. With the Cuban missile crisis as the historical backdrop, this cloak-and-dagger story, based on true events, unfolds with suspense and revelations regarding the CIA, Britain’s MI6, and a Russian traitor.