Is Operation Mincemeat based on a true story and what is the new movie about?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFrom today, April 15th, Operation Mincemeat is in cinemas. Colin Firth takes the lead role in this blockbuster portrayal of a bonkers operation carried out by British intelligence during World War II.
Joining Firth is Kelly Macdonald (Trainspotting), Penelope Wilton (The BBC's Ever Decreasing Circles), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter) and Matthew Macfadyen, who played Mr Darcy in Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice (2005).
The film is set in 1943, where the battle was still raging between Hitler's army and the allies. This was the year that Germany suffered its first huge defeat, now infamously known as the Battle of Stalingrad. Read more: Anatomy of a Scandal Netflix release date and what is the new drama series about? The Soviet Union fought off German forces who were trying to take control of the city of Stalingrad (later renamed to Volgograd) in Southern Russia.
Meanwhile, British Intelligence were cooking up a plan to liberate Europe from Nazi control. Here's everything you need to know about the film, and the little-known operation that inspired it.
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