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.
Operation Mincemeat (2022) is a war, history and drama film directed by John Madden, released on April 1, 2022 with a runtime of 2h 8m. It stars Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald and Penelope Wilton. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 835 ratings.
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Colin Firth
as Ewen Montagu
Matthew Macfadyen
as Charles Cholmondeley
Kelly Macdonald
as Jean Leslie
Penelope Wilton
as Hester Leggett
Johnny Flynn
as Ian Fleming
Jason Isaacs
as Admiral John Godfrey
Mark Gatiss
as Ivor Montazac
Hattie Morahan
as Iris Montazac
Paul Ritter
as Bentley Purchase
Simon Russell Beale
as Winston Churchill
Lorne MacFadyen
as Sgt. Roger Dearborn / Glyndwr Michael
Markus von Lingen
as Adolf Clauss
Directed by John Madden, written by Michelle Ashford and Ben Macintyre, produced by Iain Canning, Charles S. Cohen and Emile Sherman.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 835 ratings.
Why, oh why, did they have to clutter this up with a romance? As a wartime adventure film, it's got all the ingredients for a cracker. As WWII starts to turn into a more offensive affair, the allies are looking for any means to divert the Nazis from their true intentions. To that end, "Montague" (Colin Firth) and "Colmondeley" (Matthew Macfadyen) concoct a cunning plan to plant fake documents on a corpse, wash it…
Reviewed on April 16, 2022
It's nothing that I overly enjoyed, though <em>'Operation Mincemeat'</em> 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…
Reviewed on May 3, 2022
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Operation Mincemeat (2022) is available to stream on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Operation Mincemeat (2022) includes Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton and Johnny Flynn. The film was directed by John Madden. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Operation Mincemeat was released on April 1, 2022 and runs for 2h 8m.
Operation Mincemeat (2022) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 835 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy war, history and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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