Operation Mincemeat Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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?

Plot

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

Drama Adaptation True Story War

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Operation Mincemeat.

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  Colin Firth

  Steven Spielberg 2026 Project, Genius

• K
  Kelly MacDonald

  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, Anna Karenina

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  Matthew Macfadyen

  Holland, Deadpool & Wolverine

• J
  Johnny Flynn

  One Life, Emma

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  Penelope Wilton

  Downton Abbey 3, The BFG

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

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 for Operation Mincemeat

Sep 2021

Completed

Changed Operation Mincemeat movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jun 2021

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

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