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Operation Mincemeat

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2021 film directed by John Madden

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Operation Mincemeat is a British-American war drama film directed by John Madden and written by Michelle Ashford. Produced by Iain Canning and Emile Sherman, the movie features a cast including Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, and Johnny Flynn. The narrative is set in 1943 during World War II, with locations in London, Huelva, and the Gulf of Cádiz. The story centers on military deception and a love triangle.

The film has a runtime of 128 minutes and was released in 2021 and 2022. It received a review score of 84% and 65 out of 100, with an IMDb rating of 6.6. The production had a capital cost of 6,300,000 and grossed 15,710,164 at the box office, with an attendance of 288,169. Thomas Newman composed the score for the English-language film, which is also known as La Ruse.

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Film · TMDB

6.5

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.

Released: 2022-04-01128 minDir: John MaddenWar, History, Drama

Cast

  • 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

Themes

  • sicily, italy
  • spy
  • world war ii
  • based on true story
  • remake

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Ratings

IMDb

6.6/10

44,046 votes

Year
2021
Runtime
128 min
Genres
Drama, War

via IMDb

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Main subject
military deception
Director
John Madden
Screenwriter
Michelle Ashford
Cast member
Penelope Wilton
Narrative location
Gulf of Cádiz
Duration
128
FilmAffinity ID
261551
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title
La Ruse
attendance
288169
review score
65/100
capital cost
6300000
box office
6936873
publication date
2022-06-16
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