Apr 23rd 
Operation Mincemeat* (12A)  
(Curzon Colchester)                          

(GB/Spa 2021)
Warner Bros/C Media Group/See Saw. 128m. Panaflex

A branch of British Intelligence devises a means of distracting German attention from the invasion of Sicily by planting false papers on a dead man.
A more faithful to the record version of The Man Who Never Was(qv), although slightly overstylised and taking its liberties dramatically, trying to also reference future James Bond influences.

Written by: Michelle Ashford, from the book by Ben Macintyre.
Producers: Charles S. Cohen, Iain Canning.
Director: John Madden.
Starring: Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn (as Ian Fleming), Jason Isaacs, Simon Russell Beale (as Churchill), Mark Gariss, Hattie Morahan, Alex Jennings, James Fleet.
Photography: Sebastian Blenkov.
Music: Thomas Newman.