Around halfway through “Operation Mincemeat” — — I began to appreciate why this might be John Madden’s best movie since “Shakespeare in Love”: It’s a story about a bunch of British men (and a smattering of British women) who are trying to stage an elaborate show in the face of escalating crises. Except this time, their audience isn’t the Queen of England, a crowd of rowdy peasants, and a pissed-off Colin Firth. This time, their audience is the Nazi intelligence network, and their lead actor is a pissed-off Colin Firth. And unlike “Shakespeare in Love,” much of this story is actually true. How embarrassing for Hitler.
Here’s the gist of it: Desperate to turn the tide of the war, yet painfully aware that German moles were allowing the Nazis to anticipate their every move, two members of the British intelligence service cooked up a ridiculous plan to misdirect their enemy.
Here’s the gist of it: Desperate to turn the tide of the war, yet painfully aware that German moles were allowing the Nazis to anticipate their every move, two members of the British intelligence service cooked up a ridiculous plan to misdirect their enemy.
- 5/13/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
This article contains spoilers for Operation Mincemeat.
Operation Mincemeat is now celebrated as “the most spectacular episode in the history of deception.” That is one of the commanding final sentences at the end of Netflix’s World War II drama, Operation Mincemeat. And barring the likely fictional story of the Trojan Horse, that assertion is fairly true.
As a plan to convince Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich’s espionage service, the Abwehr, that Britain and her allies would invade the Greek island of Sardinia—instead of the Italian one of Sicily—Operation Mincemeat persuasively put the Nazis on the wrong foot during a pivotal moment in 1943. So duped was the Führer about the threat to his Greek conquests and its nearby supply line in the Balkans that Hitler flatly refused Italian dictator Benito Mussolini when asked two months before the invasion to reinforce Sicily. Rather the Nazis moved multiple...
Operation Mincemeat is now celebrated as “the most spectacular episode in the history of deception.” That is one of the commanding final sentences at the end of Netflix’s World War II drama, Operation Mincemeat. And barring the likely fictional story of the Trojan Horse, that assertion is fairly true.
As a plan to convince Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich’s espionage service, the Abwehr, that Britain and her allies would invade the Greek island of Sardinia—instead of the Italian one of Sicily—Operation Mincemeat persuasively put the Nazis on the wrong foot during a pivotal moment in 1943. So duped was the Führer about the threat to his Greek conquests and its nearby supply line in the Balkans that Hitler flatly refused Italian dictator Benito Mussolini when asked two months before the invasion to reinforce Sicily. Rather the Nazis moved multiple...
- 5/12/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
True story: One of the greatest undercover World War II agents was a corpse. In 1943, a top-secret British naval intelligence committee, including savvy barrister Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth), came up with an ingenious way to mislead Germany about troop movements. The plan, mesmerizingly executed in this film, was to dress a dead man as a military courier, give him fake documents, set the body adrift in the ocean (as if he’d drowned after parachuting out of a plane) and hope he was found and his “intel” sent to Hitler. The wrinkle in this telling: Montagu and MI5 agent Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) both fall for ambitious secretary Jean Leslie (Kelly Macdonald). Says Firth, “It becomes a complex tussle of unresolved, unexpressed emotions, fed by the high stakes.” Operation Mincemeat, Original Film Debut, Wednesday, May 11, Netflix...
- 5/7/2022
- TV Insider
Colin Firth as Ewen Montagu and Matthew Macfadyen as Charles Cholmondeley, in Operation Mincemeat. Photo Credit: Giles Keyte/See-Saw Films, Courtesy of Netflix
“Truth is stranger than fiction” stories are often the best, and the true story behind the British WWII tale Operation Mincemeat is plenty strange, and surprisingly impressive in its audacity and brilliant execution. Colin Firth (The King’S Speech) and Matthew Macfadyen star as a pair of WWII British intelligence agents with an odd idea for a ruse to plant false information, aimed at Hitler, about a planned Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe, using a most unlikely spy: a dead man. Director John Madden’s thriller Operation Mincemeat inevitably has the potential for gallows humor, given that outrageous idea, but it is also a tale about an impressive intelligence operation that actually took place and, moreover, played a pivotal role in the war. Add in the fact that...
“Truth is stranger than fiction” stories are often the best, and the true story behind the British WWII tale Operation Mincemeat is plenty strange, and surprisingly impressive in its audacity and brilliant execution. Colin Firth (The King’S Speech) and Matthew Macfadyen star as a pair of WWII British intelligence agents with an odd idea for a ruse to plant false information, aimed at Hitler, about a planned Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe, using a most unlikely spy: a dead man. Director John Madden’s thriller Operation Mincemeat inevitably has the potential for gallows humor, given that outrageous idea, but it is also a tale about an impressive intelligence operation that actually took place and, moreover, played a pivotal role in the war. Add in the fact that...
- 5/6/2022
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Yesterday evening saw the arrival of some of the UK’s acting greats as the Operation Mincemeat UK Premiere turned heads at the Curzon Mayfair in London.
Directed by John Madden, the film stars Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs, Johnny Flynn, Simon Russell Beale, Mark Gatiss.
Operation Mincement will commence in UK cinemas on the 15th of April, 2022. Colin Hart and Scott Davis were on the red carpet, looking splendid and asking the right kind of questions.
Operation Mincemeat Premiere Interviews
Plot:
The movie is set in 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 a potential massacre.
It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) to dream the most inspired and...
Directed by John Madden, the film stars Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs, Johnny Flynn, Simon Russell Beale, Mark Gatiss.
Operation Mincement will commence in UK cinemas on the 15th of April, 2022. Colin Hart and Scott Davis were on the red carpet, looking splendid and asking the right kind of questions.
Operation Mincemeat Premiere Interviews
Plot:
The movie is set in 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 a potential massacre.
It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) to dream the most inspired and...
- 4/13/2022
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Stiff upper lips abound in this stranger-than-fiction tale of second world war espionage, with Firth and Matthew Macfadyen in charge
Operation Mincemeat was the bizarre real-life scheme cooked up by British intelligence in 1943 to fool Nazi Germany into thinking the allies planned to invade Greece and Sardinia, rather than their actual target, Sicily. The corpse of a tramp was dressed up as fictitious “Capt William Martin” and carried elaborate bogus plans for this nonexistent invasion; the body was dumped into the sea so that it would wash up in Spain where the British were confident this phoney intelligence would be obediently passed to the Germans.
Screenwriter Michelle Ashford has adapted the nonfiction bestseller by Ben Macintyre about this extraordinary adventure and John Madden directs, with Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen playing the stiff upper lipped chaps in charge, Ewen Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley. And Johnny Flynn plays naval intelligence’s...
Operation Mincemeat was the bizarre real-life scheme cooked up by British intelligence in 1943 to fool Nazi Germany into thinking the allies planned to invade Greece and Sardinia, rather than their actual target, Sicily. The corpse of a tramp was dressed up as fictitious “Capt William Martin” and carried elaborate bogus plans for this nonexistent invasion; the body was dumped into the sea so that it would wash up in Spain where the British were confident this phoney intelligence would be obediently passed to the Germans.
Screenwriter Michelle Ashford has adapted the nonfiction bestseller by Ben Macintyre about this extraordinary adventure and John Madden directs, with Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen playing the stiff upper lipped chaps in charge, Ewen Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley. And Johnny Flynn plays naval intelligence’s...
- 4/13/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Operation Mincemeat was an aptly absurd code name for what was, on the face of it, a preposterous British military mission: In 1943, with Allied forces planning to invade Sicily and wrest it from fascist Axis control, two intelligence officers conspired to convince the Nazis they were targeting Greece instead, pulling off the ruse with false documents and the stolen, dressed-up corpse of a fictitious British marine. It’s a true chapter of history that nonetheless sounds like a war film as dreamed up by Ealing Studios scriptwriters; it’s practically begging to be made into a farce, and sure enough, the gag-filled knockabout musical “Operation Mincemeat” hits London stages this very month. As coincidence would have it, the screen version of the same story arrives in U.K. cinemas near-simultaneously, though any similarities end there: stately and stiff-lipped, John Madden’s handsome film approaches its tall tale with a very British sense of decorum.
- 4/11/2022
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
A new film and play about an allied intelligence operation resonate at a time when conflict and propaganda haunt Europe again
In a small subterranean office at the Admiralty, a cluster of men and women wait in a state of agonising anticipation. The Allied forces are landing in Sicily, and this small group of intelligence operatives has just bet the invasion – tens of thousands of lives – on a prankish piece of spycraft involving the body of a homeless man dressed as a pilot, carrying false news of an attack on Greece. It’s a second world war legend whose real story is no less strange than the myth that surrounds it – and something about it has clearly caught the zeitgeist.
On Tuesday a new British film revisits the story of one of the greatest single deceptions in warfare, with an all-star cast and an Oscar winner at the helm. Directed by John Madden,...
In a small subterranean office at the Admiralty, a cluster of men and women wait in a state of agonising anticipation. The Allied forces are landing in Sicily, and this small group of intelligence operatives has just bet the invasion – tens of thousands of lives – on a prankish piece of spycraft involving the body of a homeless man dressed as a pilot, carrying false news of an attack on Greece. It’s a second world war legend whose real story is no less strange than the myth that surrounds it – and something about it has clearly caught the zeitgeist.
On Tuesday a new British film revisits the story of one of the greatest single deceptions in warfare, with an all-star cast and an Oscar winner at the helm. Directed by John Madden,...
- 4/9/2022
- by Emma John
- The Guardian - Film News
"Why on Earth do you keep poking holes in our plan?" Netflix has unveiled a new trailer for a quirky WWII comedy called Operation Mincemeat, from filmmaker John Madden. This was released in Warner Bros in the UK earlier this year, and Netflix is releasing it in the US this summer (both in theaters and streaming). During WWII, two witty intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to try to outwit German troops. They were recruited to hep pull the attention away from a planned invasion in 1943, so that the Allied forces could gather their troops. Colin Firth stars as Ewen Montagu, Matthew Macfadyen as Charles Cholmondeley, plus Johnny Flynn as Ian Fleming, with a cast including Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs, Lorne MacFadyen, Alex Jennings, Rufus Wright, Mark Gatiss, Hattie Morahan. This looks like a clever twist ...
- 4/6/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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Life makes mincemeat out of our plans, and Colin Firth is about to find out that when you plan to hoodwink Hitler, complications will arise.
In "Operation Mincemeat," Firth plays Ewen Montagu, the real-life historical figure who helped orchestrate an elaborate counter-intelligence scheme involving a floating corpse in order to throw Nazi Germany off the scent of the Allied Invasion of Sicily during World War II. Ian Fleming, who would later go on to create the British super-spy James Bond and write...
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Life makes mincemeat out of our plans, and Colin Firth is about to find out that when you plan to hoodwink Hitler, complications will arise.
In "Operation Mincemeat," Firth plays Ewen Montagu, the real-life historical figure who helped orchestrate an elaborate counter-intelligence scheme involving a floating corpse in order to throw Nazi Germany off the scent of the Allied Invasion of Sicily during World War II. Ian Fleming, who would later go on to create the British super-spy James Bond and write...
The post Operation Mincemeat: Release Date, Cast, and More appeared first on /Film.
- 10/7/2021
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
"Why on Earth do you keep poking holes in our plan?" Warner Bros UK has released an official trailer for a kooky WWII movie called Operation Mincemeat, the latest from filmmaker John Madden. Uncover a most extraordinary true story lead by an all-star cast, adapted from a book called "Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory". During WWII, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to try to outwit German troops. They were recruited to pull the attention away from a planned invasion in 1943, so that the Allied forces could gather their troops. Colin Firth stars as Ewen Montagu, Matthew Macfadyen as Charles Cholmondeley, plus Johnny Flynn as Ian Fleming, with a cast including Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs, Lorne MacFadyen, Alex Jennings, Rufus Wright, Mark ...
- 10/5/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Netflix has struck a big deal for the Colin Firth World War II movie Operation Mincemeat, we can reveal.
The streamer has pre-bought North America and Latin America rights for around $15 million from The King’s Speech producer See-Saw and Cohen Media Group after seeing footage in recent days.
Shakespeare In Love and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel filmmaker John Madden directed the movie, which stars Oscar winner Firth alongside Succession star Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs, Johnny Flynn, Simon Russell Beale, Hattie Morahan, Mark Gatiss and Paul Ritter.
It has been 10 years since See-Saw and Firth teamed on multi-Oscar-winner The King’s Speech, and we hear this could be another potential awards pic. Set in 1943 when the Allies were determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe, the remarkable true story follows intelligence officers Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Macfadyen) who conjure an inspired and...
The streamer has pre-bought North America and Latin America rights for around $15 million from The King’s Speech producer See-Saw and Cohen Media Group after seeing footage in recent days.
Shakespeare In Love and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel filmmaker John Madden directed the movie, which stars Oscar winner Firth alongside Succession star Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs, Johnny Flynn, Simon Russell Beale, Hattie Morahan, Mark Gatiss and Paul Ritter.
It has been 10 years since See-Saw and Firth teamed on multi-Oscar-winner The King’s Speech, and we hear this could be another potential awards pic. Set in 1943 when the Allies were determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe, the remarkable true story follows intelligence officers Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Macfadyen) who conjure an inspired and...
- 3/2/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey), Johnny Flynn (Beast) and Tom Wilkinson (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) are joining Colin Firth and Kelly Macdonald in John Madden’s WWII drama Operation Mincemeat, which reunites Firth with The King’s Speech producer See-Saw Films.
Also joining the cast are Hattie Morahan (Official Secrets), Simon Russell Beale (Mary Queen Of Scots), Paul Ritter (Chernobyl) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock). Filming is set to start later this month in London and Spain.
Michelle Ashford (Masters of Sex) has adapted the screenplay based on the best-selling Ben McIntyre book of the same name.
Set in 1943, the film follows two brilliant intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Macfadyen) who conceived a plan that was dubbed Operation Mincemeat. They would trick the Nazis into thinking that Allied forces were planning to attack southern Europe by way of Greece rather than Sicily. Their plan was to get a corpse,...
Also joining the cast are Hattie Morahan (Official Secrets), Simon Russell Beale (Mary Queen Of Scots), Paul Ritter (Chernobyl) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock). Filming is set to start later this month in London and Spain.
Michelle Ashford (Masters of Sex) has adapted the screenplay based on the best-selling Ben McIntyre book of the same name.
Set in 1943, the film follows two brilliant intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Macfadyen) who conceived a plan that was dubbed Operation Mincemeat. They would trick the Nazis into thinking that Allied forces were planning to attack southern Europe by way of Greece rather than Sicily. Their plan was to get a corpse,...
- 12/6/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Emmy-winner Kelly Macdonald has been cast alongside Colin Firth in the See-Saw Films and Cohen Media Group film Operation Mincemeat, directed by John Madden.
The WWII drama, which is an adaptation of Ben Macintyre’s 2010 book, takes place in 1943 when the Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on Fortress Europe. It follows two brilliant intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley, who dream up an inspired and improbable disinformation strategy to help the cause.
Michelle Ashford penned the screenplay which is being produced by Charles S. Cohen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Kris Thykier. See-Saw’s COO Simon Gillis will serve as executive producer.
Macdonald was recently seen on the big screen starring opposite Garrett Hedlund in the Gregor Jordan-directed film Dirt Music, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. She also stars...
The WWII drama, which is an adaptation of Ben Macintyre’s 2010 book, takes place in 1943 when the Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on Fortress Europe. It follows two brilliant intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley, who dream up an inspired and improbable disinformation strategy to help the cause.
Michelle Ashford penned the screenplay which is being produced by Charles S. Cohen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Kris Thykier. See-Saw’s COO Simon Gillis will serve as executive producer.
Macdonald was recently seen on the big screen starring opposite Garrett Hedlund in the Gregor Jordan-directed film Dirt Music, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. She also stars...
- 10/22/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Colin Firth (Photo: Gage Skidmore via Flickr)
Operation Mincemeat, a stranger than fiction true story set during World War 2 starring Colin Firth, has been sold to almost every major territory apart from the Us at the Cannes Film Market.
John Madden will direct the drama scripted by Michelle Ashford, adapted from a Ben Macintyre book of the same name.
Produced by See-Saw Films and Cohen Media Group in association with Archery Pictures, it will go into pre-production later this year.
It is set in 1943 as the Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on Fortress Europe but face a seemingly impossible challenge – to protect a massive invasion force from entrenched German firepower and avert a potential massacre.
Firth will play brilliant intelligence officer Ewen Montagu, who together with colleague Charles Cholmondley dreams up an inspired although improbable disinformation strategy involving a dead man.
Warner Bros acquired the rights for the UK,...
Operation Mincemeat, a stranger than fiction true story set during World War 2 starring Colin Firth, has been sold to almost every major territory apart from the Us at the Cannes Film Market.
John Madden will direct the drama scripted by Michelle Ashford, adapted from a Ben Macintyre book of the same name.
Produced by See-Saw Films and Cohen Media Group in association with Archery Pictures, it will go into pre-production later this year.
It is set in 1943 as the Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on Fortress Europe but face a seemingly impossible challenge – to protect a massive invasion force from entrenched German firepower and avert a potential massacre.
Firth will play brilliant intelligence officer Ewen Montagu, who together with colleague Charles Cholmondley dreams up an inspired although improbable disinformation strategy involving a dead man.
Warner Bros acquired the rights for the UK,...
- 5/20/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
“Operation Mincemeat,” a buzzy World War II drama that stars Colin Firth, has sold out international territories at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Warner Bros. has picked up several key markets, as has Central and Eastern European distributor Prorom.
The film reunites Firth with John Madden, his “Shakespeare in Love” director. FilmNation Entertainment and Cross City Films were overseeing sales of the picture.
The See Saw Films and Cohen Media Group production boasts a script by Michelle Ashford and adapts a Ben Macintyre book of the same name. The movie will go into pre-production later this year.
“We are delighted that ‘Operation Mincemeat’ has captured the imagination of distributors all over the world at Cannes,” said See-Saw Films co-managing directors Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Charles Cohen in a statement. “FilmNation have been incredibly passionate about the combination of director John Madden, Michelle Ashford’s script and the cast...
The film reunites Firth with John Madden, his “Shakespeare in Love” director. FilmNation Entertainment and Cross City Films were overseeing sales of the picture.
The See Saw Films and Cohen Media Group production boasts a script by Michelle Ashford and adapts a Ben Macintyre book of the same name. The movie will go into pre-production later this year.
“We are delighted that ‘Operation Mincemeat’ has captured the imagination of distributors all over the world at Cannes,” said See-Saw Films co-managing directors Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Charles Cohen in a statement. “FilmNation have been incredibly passionate about the combination of director John Madden, Michelle Ashford’s script and the cast...
- 5/20/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth is set to star in the upcoming WWII drama Operation Mincemeat, “a true story of World War II counterespionage.” Oscar-nominated director John Madden is on board to direct, with Michelle Ashford writing the script based on the book by Ben Macintyre.
The following synopsis is reported by Variety:
The story takes place in 1943, as the Allies prepare to launch an all-out assault on Nazi-held Europe. They face a seemingly impossible task – to protect a massive invasion force from entrenched German firepower and avert a potential massacre. Two intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley, dream up an inspired disinformation strategy, centered on the corpse of a dead man.
This sounds pretty interesting and like it has a solid cast and crew behind it. The fact that it will tell a true story to give us even more insight into WWII sounds really appealing.
The following synopsis is reported by Variety:
The story takes place in 1943, as the Allies prepare to launch an all-out assault on Nazi-held Europe. They face a seemingly impossible task – to protect a massive invasion force from entrenched German firepower and avert a potential massacre. Two intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley, dream up an inspired disinformation strategy, centered on the corpse of a dead man.
This sounds pretty interesting and like it has a solid cast and crew behind it. The fact that it will tell a true story to give us even more insight into WWII sounds really appealing.
- 5/9/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
Colin Firth.
The King’s Speech producer See-Saw Films, its star Colin Firth and director John Madden are teaming up for a stranger than fiction true drama set during World War 2.
Michelle Ashford has written the screenplay of Operation Mincemeat, based on the best-selling Ben Macintyre book of the same name.
It is set in 1943 as the Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on Fortress Europe but face a seemingly impossible challenge – to protect a massive invasion force from entrenched German firepower and avert a potential massacre.
Firth will play brilliant intelligence officer Ewen Montagu, who together with colleague Charles Cholmondley dreams up an inspired although improbable disinformation strategy involving a dead man.
Their idea changed the the course of the war – a leap in the dark with no safety net, risking the lives of thousands of men, defying logical analysis and testing the nerves of its creators to breaking point.
The King’s Speech producer See-Saw Films, its star Colin Firth and director John Madden are teaming up for a stranger than fiction true drama set during World War 2.
Michelle Ashford has written the screenplay of Operation Mincemeat, based on the best-selling Ben Macintyre book of the same name.
It is set in 1943 as the Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on Fortress Europe but face a seemingly impossible challenge – to protect a massive invasion force from entrenched German firepower and avert a potential massacre.
Firth will play brilliant intelligence officer Ewen Montagu, who together with colleague Charles Cholmondley dreams up an inspired although improbable disinformation strategy involving a dead man.
Their idea changed the the course of the war – a leap in the dark with no safety net, risking the lives of thousands of men, defying logical analysis and testing the nerves of its creators to breaking point.
- 5/7/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Colin Firth is reuniting with “Shakespeare in Love” director John Madden for the fact-based WWII drama “Operation Mincemeat,” See-Saw Films and Cohen Media Group announced Tuesday morning.
“The King’s Speech” star is set to play British intelligence officer Ewen Montagu in the stranger-than-fiction true story based on a best-selling book by Ben Macintyre of the same name. Michelle Ashford adapted the screenplay, and the film is expected to go into preproduction later this year.
In 1943, as the Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on ‘Fortress Europe,’ they face an impossible challenge — to protect a massive invasion force from entrenched German firepower and avert a potential massacre. It falls to two brilliant intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley, to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war — a lunatic and dangerously precarious undertaking centered on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man.
“The King’s Speech” star is set to play British intelligence officer Ewen Montagu in the stranger-than-fiction true story based on a best-selling book by Ben Macintyre of the same name. Michelle Ashford adapted the screenplay, and the film is expected to go into preproduction later this year.
In 1943, as the Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on ‘Fortress Europe,’ they face an impossible challenge — to protect a massive invasion force from entrenched German firepower and avert a potential massacre. It falls to two brilliant intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley, to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war — a lunatic and dangerously precarious undertaking centered on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man.
- 5/7/2019
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Colin Firth, an Oscar winner with “The King’s Speech,” is to star in “Operation Mincemeat,” a true story of World War II counterespionage that will be directed by John Madden, an Oscar nominee with “Shakespeare in Love.”
Emmy-nominated Michelle Ashford has written the screenplay, based on the Ben Macintyre book of the same name. The film will go into pre-production later this year.
The story takes place in 1943, as the Allies prepare to launch an all-out assault on Nazi-held Europe. They face a seemingly impossible task – to protect a massive invasion force from entrenched German firepower and avert a potential massacre. Two intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley, dream up an inspired disinformation strategy, centered on the corpse of a dead man.
The film is a See-Saw Films and Cohen Media Group production in association with Archery Pictures, being produced by Charles S. Cohen, Iain Canning,...
Emmy-nominated Michelle Ashford has written the screenplay, based on the Ben Macintyre book of the same name. The film will go into pre-production later this year.
The story takes place in 1943, as the Allies prepare to launch an all-out assault on Nazi-held Europe. They face a seemingly impossible task – to protect a massive invasion force from entrenched German firepower and avert a potential massacre. Two intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley, dream up an inspired disinformation strategy, centered on the corpse of a dead man.
The film is a See-Saw Films and Cohen Media Group production in association with Archery Pictures, being produced by Charles S. Cohen, Iain Canning,...
- 5/7/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) is on board to direct Oscar-winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) in WWII story Operation Mincemeat.
Set in 1943 when the Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on ‘Fortress Europe,’ the film will follow two brilliant intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley, who dream up an inspired and improbable disinformation strategy to help the cause.
Michelle Ashford (Masters Of Sex) has written the screenplay, based on Ben Macintyre’s book of the same name. The film is due to go into pre-production later this year.
The project is a See-Saw Films and Cohen Media Group production in association with Archery Pictures. Producers are Charles S. Cohen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Kris Thykier. Simon Gillis, See-Saw’s COO of Film, will serve as executive producer.
FilmNation Entertainment alongside See-Saw’s in-house sales arm, Cross City Films, will be launching international sales...
Set in 1943 when the Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on ‘Fortress Europe,’ the film will follow two brilliant intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley, who dream up an inspired and improbable disinformation strategy to help the cause.
Michelle Ashford (Masters Of Sex) has written the screenplay, based on Ben Macintyre’s book of the same name. The film is due to go into pre-production later this year.
The project is a See-Saw Films and Cohen Media Group production in association with Archery Pictures. Producers are Charles S. Cohen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Kris Thykier. Simon Gillis, See-Saw’s COO of Film, will serve as executive producer.
FilmNation Entertainment alongside See-Saw’s in-house sales arm, Cross City Films, will be launching international sales...
- 5/7/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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