La ruse

Original title: Operation Mincemeat

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6.6/10

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During WWII, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops.During WWII, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops.During WWII, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops.

Director
- John Madden
Writers
- Michelle Ashford
- Ben Macintyre
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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

40K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,280

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Director
- John Madden
Writers
- Michelle Ashford
- Ben Macintyre
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Operation Mincemeat: Behind The Scenes (UK Featurette)

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Trivia
Operation Mincemeat was a massive gamble by British naval intelligence, even long after it was known the German spy network had fallen for it. A high ranking Nazi officer, thought to be Heinrich Himmler, supposedly told Adolf Hitler he had a feeling it was a deception, but his concerns were dismissed.

Goofs
When the three British officers arrive at the submarine base, the two Royal Navy officers salute palm down, while the RAF officer salutes palm out. This is correct; the form of a hand salute is different between the two services.

Quotes
Ewen Montagu: But the real tribute tonight goes to Iris, my brilliant wife, who in the morning sails to less troubled shores with our nestlings in tow. Iris is wiser than Solomon, stronger than Samson, and more patient than Job. But she has to be. She's married to me.

Connections
Referenced in Open Wounds - Matthew Sweet on Orders to Kill (2022)

Soundtracks
Fallen Soldier
Written by James Morgan and Juliette Pochin
Performed by James Morgan

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Featured review

7/10

Operation "everyone likes Kelly Macdonald"

It was enjoyable enough but I really wanted to enjoy this more than I did.

It seemed to unnecessarily labour several male characters fancying Kelly Macdonald's character. All the time taken up on this tiresome sub-plot would have been better spent on some of the main story. Also, a triple-agent character giving a hand job to someone just seemed unlikely and out of place.

One of several nods to James Bond was an unfeasibly high-powered buzzsaw watch as a throwaway gag (because of Ian Fleming being a character) was corny and distracting.

I somehow expected it would be more engaging, gritty and revealing than the 1956 film, but it seemed pretty typical and formulaic like many modern British WWII themed films with foiled wartime romances crow-barred in.

There are some great actors in the film but some of them seem to be overused in other similar roles the same era. It even seemed a little like a mini "Death of Stalin" reunion for Jason Isaacs and Simon Russell Beale.

Perhaps I'm being too unkind to the film, but I was looking forward to it and fell a little short of expectations.