Operation Mincemeat Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Apr. 6, 2022

Operation Mincemeat

Release Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Netflix

Matthew Macfadyen, Colin Firth, Kelly MacDonald, Penelope Wilton, John Madden, Johnny Flynn, Kris Thykier, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Christian McLaughlin, Michelle Ashford, Charles S. Cohen, Simon Gillis

Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary story of two intelligence officers that changed the course of World War II, saving tens of thousands of lives and breaking Hitler’s deadly grip on Europe, by recruiting the skills of the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man.

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Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary story of two intelligence officers that changed the course of World War II, saving tens of thousands of lives and breaking Hitler’s deadly grip on Europe, by recruiting the skills of the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man.

Plot

What's the story about?

It’s 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe, and plan an all-out assault on Sicily; but they face an impossible challenge - how to protect a massive invasion force from potential massacre. It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war - centred on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary and true story of an idea that hoped to alter the course of the war - defying logic, risking countless thousands of lives, and testing the nerves of its creators to breaking point.

Cited as official plot version

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Operation Mincemeat.

Colin Firth
Steven Spielberg 2026 Project, Love Actually
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Kelly MacDonald
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, The Radleys
Matthew Macfadyen
Deadpool & Wolverine, Pride & Prejudice
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Johnny Flynn
One Life, Emma
P
Penelope Wilton
Pride & Prejudice, Downton Abbey 3

Crew Behind the Film

The Operation Mincemeat behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director John Madden last directed Miss Sloane and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The film's writer Michelle Ashford last wrote Cat Person and The Skies Belong To Us.

Director: John Madden
Screenwriter: Michelle Ashford
Producers: Iain Canning
Charles S. Cohen
Emile Sherman
Kris Thykier

Studio: Netflix Originals
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for strong language, some sexual content, brief war violence, disturbing images, and smoking
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Operation Mincemeat movie trailers and clips.

Drama

Operation Mincemeat Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Operation Mincemeat movie production.

Key Facts

An adaptation of Ben McIntyre’s novel.
Netflix has North American and Latin American rights, while Warner Bros. distributes in most of Europe, including the U.K. and Ireland (6/6/2021).

Production Updates

Sep 2021

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Jun 2021

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Operation Mincemeat was released in Netflix on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. There were 2 other movies released on the same date, including This Much I Know To Be True and Our Father.

United States

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