Operation Mincemeat
- Deception. The greatest weapon in war.
In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing the Allied forces were planning to attack by way of Greece rather than Sicily.
Release Date : 2022-04-01
Language :EnglishGermanSpanish
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : See-Saw FilmsCohen Media GroupA Film Location CompanyArchery PicturesFilmNation EntertainmentPalma PicturesCross City FilmsHaversack Films Limited
Production Country : AustraliaSpainUnited KingdomUnited States of America
Alternative Titles :
Cast
Character Name : Ewen Montagu
Original Name : Colin Firth
Gender : Male
Character Name : Charles Cholmondeley
Original Name : Matthew Macfadyen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Jean Leslie
Original Name : Kelly Macdonald
Gender : Female
Character Name : Hester Leggett
Original Name : Penelope Wilton
Gender : Female
Character Name : Ian Fleming
Original Name : Johnny Flynn
Gender : Male
Character Name : Admiral John Godfrey
Original Name : Jason Isaacs
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ivor Montazac
Original Name : Mark Gatiss
Gender : Male
Character Name : Iris Montazac
Original Name : Hattie Morahan
Gender : Female
Character Name : Bentley Purchase
Original Name : Paul Ritter
Gender : Male
Character Name : Winston Churchill
Original Name : Simon Russell Beale
Gender : Male
Character Name : Sgt. Roger Dearborn / Glyndwr Michael
Original Name : Lorne MacFadyen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Adolf Clauss
Original Name : Markus von Lingen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Connie Bukes
Original Name : Ruby Bentall
Gender : Female
Character Name : John Masterman
Original Name : Alex Jennings
Gender : Male
Character Name : Hilda Georgina Cholmondeley
Original Name : Ellie Haddington
Gender : Female
Character Name : Capt. David Ainsworth
Original Name : Nicholas Rowe
Gender : Male
Character Name : Salvador Gomez-Beare
Original Name : Will Keen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Jock Horsfall
Original Name : Mark Bonnar
Gender : Male
Character Name : Charles Fraser-Smith
Original Name : James Fleet
Gender : Male
Character Name : Karl Kuhlenthal
Original Name : Alexander Beyer
Gender : Male
Character Name : Colonel Alexis von Roenne
Original Name : Nico Birnbaum
Gender : Male
Character Name : Admiral Moreno
Original Name : Pep Tosar
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ana Flores
Original Name : Alba Brunet
Gender : Female
Character Name : Dr. Del Torno
Original Name : Pedro Casablanc
Gender : Male
Character Name : Colonel Cerruti
Original Name : Óscar Zafra
Gender : Male
Character Name : Judge Pascual del Pobil
Original Name : Javier Godino
Gender : Male
Character Name : Teddy
Original Name : Jonjo O'Neill
Gender : Male
Character Name : Nurse Tate
Original Name : Amy Marston
Gender : Female
Character Name : Doris Michael
Original Name : Gabrielle Creevy
Gender : Female
Character Name : Coroner Birtwistle
Original Name : Simon Rouse
Gender : Male
Character Name : Coroner Pinfield
Original Name : Paul Lancaster
Gender : Male
Character Name : Frank Sawyer (Churchill Butler)
Original Name : Michael Bott
Gender : Male
Character Name : Patricia Trehearne
Original Name : Charlotte Hamblin
Gender : Female
Character Name : Lt. Bill Jewell
Original Name : Rufus Wright
Gender : Male
Reviews
r96sk
@r96sk
2022-05-03
It's nothing that I overly enjoyed, though 'Operation Mincemeat' is a good flick. A suitably entertaining (true, if likely 'reimagined' and all that) tale is told within roughly 128 minutes, I do think that run time could've been shorter but I wouldn't go as far as to say it drags or anything - I just felt a few moments at the end where it could've been wrapped up quicker, that's all. Most things in this film are what you'd pretty much expect from a British production of this sort, including the cast which is full of many recognisable faces from across UK television and film. Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen are a pleasant pairing in the lead roles, while Kelly Macdonald leads the rest of the solid onscreen talent nicely. I also note the appearances of Johnny Flynn and Simon Russell Beale, who were both also in 2022's 'The Outfit' - a quality film, fwiw. I could've, personally, done without the love squabble throughout, I didn't feel like it was adding anything and it wasn't exactly unpredictable. I get why it's there, given what occurs in the plot, but I wouldn't have longed for it had it not been included. Most definitely worth a watch, all in all.
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