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.
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- TriviaOperation 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.
- GoofsThe main characters refer to "Bletchley Park" several times. In fact, during the war, Bletchley Park was known as "Station X" to hide what it was, where it was, and what work was done there. Its work was so highly classified even those within Station X knew little of what their work colleagues were engaged in. Montagu and Cholmondeley would never have known what happened there.
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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.
- ConnectionsReferenced in OWV Updates: Blu-Ray Update (11/06/2023) (2023)
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Written by James Morgan and Juliette Pochin
Performed by James Morgan
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Operation Mincemeat is a film with very few bells and whistles.
It has an interesting story to tell, and it tells it well enough, however unnecessary romantic subplots make the whole thing 20 minutes too long.
I think the pacing is a little off as they place the focus too much on the establishment of the plan and not enough on how it pans out.
The performances are all fine. Nothing overly flashy. There is a good feel to the film, capturing the period well.
Overall a perfectly decent film, worth watching to learn about a remarkable and crucial military operation, but there's nothing particularly remarkable about the filmmaking.
It has an interesting story to tell, and it tells it well enough, however unnecessary romantic subplots make the whole thing 20 minutes too long.
I think the pacing is a little off as they place the focus too much on the establishment of the plan and not enough on how it pans out.
The performances are all fine. Nothing overly flashy. There is a good feel to the film, capturing the period well.
Overall a perfectly decent film, worth watching to learn about a remarkable and crucial military operation, but there's nothing particularly remarkable about the filmmaking.
- ethanbresnett
- Apr 5, 2022
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- Chiến Dịch Thịt Xay
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- $6,300,000 (estimated)
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- $15,621,194
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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