Operation Mincemeat (film)
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| Directed by | John Madden |
| Screenplay by | Michelle Ashford |
| Based on | Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre |
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| Cinematography | Sebastian Blenkov |
| Edited by | Victoria Boydell |
| Music by | Thomas Newman |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $3.8 million [1] |
Operation Mincemeat is a 2021 British war drama film directed by John Madden. It is based upon Ben Macintyre's book on the British Operation Mincemeat during the Second World War. The film stars Colin Firth, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn, and Jason Isaacs.
The film had its world premiere at the 2021 British Film Festival in Australia, and was released in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2022 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is scheduled to be released on Netflix in North American and Latin American countries on 11 May 2022.
Plot
Depicts the events surrounding the Second World War plan Operation Mincemeat, a deception effort to keep the plans for the Allied invasion of Sicily secret.[2]
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 John Godfrey
- Simon Russell Beale as Winston Churchill
- Paul Ritter as Bentley Purchase
- Mark Gatiss as Ivor Montagu
- Nicholas Rowe as David Ainsworth
- Will Keen as Salvador Gomez-Beare
- Alexander Beyer as Karl Kuhlenthal
- Lorne MacFadyen as Roger Dearborn
- Hattie Morahan as Iris Montagu
- Alex Jennings as John Masterman
- Mark Bonnar as St John Horsfall
- Gabrielle Creevy as Doris Michael
- Ruby Bentall as Connie Bukes
- James Fleet as Charles Fraser-Smith
- Nico Birnbaum as Alexis von Roenne
- Markus Von Lingen as Adolf Clauss
- Jonjo O'Neill as Teddy
Production
It was announced in May 2019 that the film would be directed by John Madden, and Colin Firth would star.[3] Kelly Macdonald joined the film in October.[4] In December, Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn, Tom Wilkinson, Hattie Morahan, Simon Russell Beale, Paul Ritter and Mark Gatiss were added to the cast.[5] Jason Isaacs was announced as part of the cast in March 2020.[6]
Principal photography began in December 2019 between London and Spain.[7] Filming locations include a battle scene at Saunton Beach in North Devon in February 2020 and a scene in Málaga in March 2021.[8]
Release
In February 2021, Warner Bros. International acquired the Operation Mincemeat's distribution rights in the UK.[9] The film had its world premiere at the 2021 British Film Festival in Australia,[10] and was released in cinemas on 15 April 2022.[11] Netflix purchased the rights to the film in North America and Latin America, and it will be released on the streaming service in those territories on 11 May 2022.[12]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 25 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.6/10.[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]
See also
- The Man Who Never Was, 1956 film based on Ewen Montagu's book of the same name, about the operation
References
- ^ "Operation Mincemeat". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (11 April 2022). "Operation Mincemeat Review: Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen Team Up to Outwit the Nazis in a Standard-Issue War Drama". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (7 May 2019). "Colin Firth To Star In John Madden WWII Story 'Operation Mincemeat'; FilmNation, Cross City & CAA Launch Sales — Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (22 October 2019). "'Boardwalk Empire's Kelly Macdonald Joins Colin Firth In WWII Drama 'Operation Mincemeat'". Deadline. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (6 December 2019). "'Operation Mincemeat': Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn & Tom Wilkinson Join WWII Drama". Deadline. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2 March 2020). "Jason Isaacs To Star In CBS Drama Pilot 'Good Sam'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (10 December 2019). "John Madden ready to shoot Operation Mincemeat". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Netflix y Warner se reparten el estreno del último gran rodaje internacional de Málaga". Diario Sur (in Spanish). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2 March 2021). "Netflix Strikes $15M North America & Lat Am Deal For Colin Firth WWII Movie 'Operation Mincemeat' — EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Operation Mincemeat". British Film Festival. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (14 December 2021). "Warner Bros. Postpones U.K. Release of Colin Firth WWII Drama Operation Mincemeat as Omicron Soars (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2 March 2021). "Netflix Strikes $15M North America & Latin America Deal For Colin Firth WWII Movie Operation Mincemeat – EFM". Deadline. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Operation Mincemeat". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Operation Mincemeat". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
