Operation Mincemeat | (2022)

If you are a fan of historical dramas that lean more toward "battle of wits" than "battle on the field," John Madden’s belongs on your watchlist. Released on Netflix and in theaters, this film dramatizes one of the most audacious and bizarre deception plots of World War II. The Plot: A Dead Man’s Mission

Obtaining the corpse of a homeless man named Glyndwr Michael. Operation Mincemeat (2022)

Releasing the body off the coast of Spain via submarine, hoping Spanish authorities would pass the "secrets" to the Nazis. Fact vs. Fiction: What’s Real? If you are a fan of historical dramas

Planting top-secret documents on the body that "leak" plans for an Allied invasion of Greece and Sardinia instead of Sicily. Releasing the body off the coast of Spain

The film explores a romantic rivalry between Montagu and Cholmondeley for clerk Jean Leslie (Kelly Macdonald). In reality, while Montagu and Leslie did have a close, flirtatious relationship while "building" the fictional fiancée "Pam," there is no evidence of a dramatic love triangle.

The film shows a tense moment where an eyelash is placed in a letter to see if it’s been opened. This is historically true; the British confirmed the Spanish had opened the documents when the eyelash was missing upon the briefcase's return. Critical Reception