Operation Mincemeat (2021)
A detailed, well scripted, finely acted account of one of the greatest deceptions ever - That of persuading Hitler that the Allied invasion of Europe would come via Greece rather than the intended starting point of Sicily - All thanks to a corpse and a file of secret documents.
It's an intriguing story made even more fascinating because of the absurdity of the plan itself and a good cast of stalwart British actors (Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs...) ensure the story is constantly involving and at times gripping to watch even though this is clearly not your average war drama.
A nice sub-plot involved a certain Lieutenant Commander Ian Fleming seemingly getting ideas along the way for a novel he was planning.
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