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One of the film's most fun details is the presence of (played by Johnny Flynn), the future creator of James Bond. Fleming was a real-life intelligence officer and actually helped brainstorm the original idea for this operation—often referred to as the "Trout Memo". The movie is peppered with "wink-and-a-nod" moments that hint at his future writing career.

Operation Mincemeat (John Madden, 2021) Based on the true story of the WWII Operation in which two intelligence officers devised a plan to trick German intelligence by providing false information about plans for the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Cast: Matthew MacFadyen, Colin Firth, Kelly MacDonald, Johnny Flynn, Penelope Wilton and Jason Isaacs. Netflix. Operation Mincemeat(2021)

Set in 1943, the story follows two British intelligence officers—Ewen Montagu ( Colin Firth ) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen)—as they attempt to protect the Allied invasion of Sicily. Their plan is as risky as it is weird: One of the film's most fun details is

They plant top-secret (but fake) documents on him suggesting the Allies will actually invade Greece. Operation Mincemeat (John Madden, 2021) Based on the

They take the corpse of a homeless man and give him a fake identity as "Major William Martin".

They drop the body off the coast of Spain, hoping the "secret" intel makes its way directly to Hitler’s desk.