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.
General Note: English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video.Special features: On the brink: Making The Courier.Wide screen.Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Music by Abel Korzeniowski ; costume designer, Keith Madden ; editors, Tariq Anwar, Gareth C. Scales ; production designer, Suzie Davis ; director of photography, Sean Bobbitt.
Participant or Performer Note: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Anton Lesser, Miles Richardson, Jessie Buckley.
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Rating: PG-13; for violence, partial nudity, brief strong language, and smoking throughout.