Operation Mincemeat

2022 Drama
65%

During the Second World War, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops. Director John Madden's drama, starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen and Kelly Macdonald

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by Brian Lloyd
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'Operation Mincemeat' is a lively, but conventional World War II drama

Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) is drafted into British intelligence to help devise a daring plan to trick the Nazis into believing a different location is being targeted for invasion. While navigating the murky world of spycraft, Montagu is caught in a love triangle between Jean Leslie (Kelly Macdonald) and his colleague and friend, Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) that could jeopardise the mission...

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