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Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

Deception. The greatest weapon in war.

20226.52h 8m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Madden
Written by Michelle Ashford, Ben Macintyre
Produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Kris Thykier
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Top Cast

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Ewen Montagu

Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

Charles Cholmondeley

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Jean Leslie

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Hester Leggett

Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn

Ian Fleming

Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Admiral John Godfrey

Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Ivor Montazac

Hattie Morahan

Hattie Morahan

Iris Montazac

Paul Ritter

Paul Ritter

Bentley Purchase

Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Winston Churchill

Themes & Keywords

sicily, italyspyworld war iibased on true storyremakesegunda guerra mundial

About Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat is a war, history, drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of sicily, italy, spy, world war ii, based on true story, remake, segunda guerra mundial. Directed by John Madden, it stars Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald. 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.

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