Operation Mincemeat

2021
12A
2h 8m

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6.6/10

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Colin Firth, Jason Isaacs, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, and Johnny Flynn in Operation Mincemeat (2021)

It's 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler's grip on occupied Europe and plan an all-out assault on Sicily; but they face an impossible challenge - how to protect a massive invasion force from potential massacre.

It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley, to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war - centred on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man.

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Period Drama Drama War

During WWII, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops.During WWII, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops.During WWII, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops.

Director
- John Madden
Writers
- Michelle Ashford
- Ben Macintyre
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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

40K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,102

Director
- John Madden
Writers
- Michelle Ashford
- Ben Macintyre
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Videos3

Operation Mincemeat: Behind The Scenes (UK Featurette)

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Trivia
Operation Mincemeat was a massive gamble by British naval intelligence, even long after it was known the German spy network had fallen for it. A high ranking Nazi officer, thought to be Heinrich Himmler, supposedly told Adolf Hitler he had a feeling it was a deception, but his concerns were dismissed.

Goofs
When the three British officers arrive at the submarine base, the two Royal Navy officers salute palm down, while the RAF officer salutes palm out. This is correct; the form of a hand salute is different between the two services.

Quotes
Ewen Montagu: But the real tribute tonight goes to Iris, my brilliant wife, who in the morning sails to less troubled shores with our nestlings in tow. Iris is wiser than Solomon, stronger than Samson, and more patient than Job. But she has to be. She's married to me.

Connections
Referenced in Open Wounds - Matthew Sweet on Orders to Kill (2022)

Soundtracks
Fallen Soldier
Written by James Morgan and Juliette Pochin
Performed by James Morgan

User reviews359

Featured review

6/10

Not comparable to early production

Nothing like the earlier version, The Man Who Never Was, this version has too much fluff The first version was fast moving and much more entertaining with less characters, this had extraneous side stories, the operation is the main story, this was a Masterpiece Theater type production and a bit of a bore.