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War / History / Drama

Operation Mincemeat.

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.

Directed by John Madden

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORY

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

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