DVD

The Courier / directed by Dominic Cooke ; written by Tom O'Connor ; produced by Adam Ackland, Ben Browning, Ben Pugh, Rory Aitken ; a Lionsgate presentation ; a FilmNation Entertainment presentation ; a 42, SunnyMarch and FilmNation Entertainment production.

Cooke, Dominic, (film director.). O'Connor, Tom (Screenwriter), (screenwriter.). Ackland, Adam, 1979- (film producer.). Browning, Ben, (film producer.). Pugh, Ben (Film producer), (film producer.). Aitken, Rory, (film producer.). Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976- (actor.). Niniże, Merab, 1965- (actor.). Brosnahan, Rachel, (actor.). Buckley, Jessie, 1989- (actor.). Wright, Angus, 1964- (actor.). Ivanek, Željko, 1957- (actor.). Pirogov, Kirill, 1973- (actor.). Lesser, Anton, (actor.). Mironova, Marii͡a, 1973- (actor.). Chuprikov, Vladimir, 1964-2020 (actor.). Korzeniowski, Abel, 1972- (composer (expression)). Bobbitt, Sean, (director of photography.). Anwar, Tariq, (editor of moving image work.). Scales, Gareth C., (editor of moving image work.). Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.), (presenter.). FilmNation Entertainment (Firm), (presenter,, production company.). 42 (Firm), (production company.). SunnyMarch TV (Firm), (production company.). Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, Angus Wright, Željko Ivanek, Kirill Pirogov, Anton Lesser, Maria Mironova, Vladimir Chuprikov. (Cast).

Summary:

The true story of a British businessman unwittingly recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. Forming an unlikely partnership with a Soviet officer hoping to prevent a nuclear confrontation, the two men work together to provide the crucial intelligence used to defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2020. Title from container. Wide screen. "Based on the incredible true story of a businessman turned spy" -- container. Special feature: "On the brink" making The Courier.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Abel Korzeniowski ; editors, Tariq Anwar, Gareth C. Scales ; director of photography, Sean Bobbitt.
Participant or Performer Note:	Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, Angus Wright, Željko Ivanek, Kirill Pirogov, Anton Lesser, Maria Mironova, Vladimir Chuprikov.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, partial nudity, brief strong language, and smoking throughout.
System Details Note:	DVD, wide screen; Dolby digital 5.1; described video ; region 1.
Language Note:	English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video.