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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Harrowby Hall on April 14, 2022, 08:43:19 AM

Title: Operation Mincemeat
Post by: Harrowby Hall on April 14, 2022, 08:43:19 AM
Am I alone in being bemused (to say the least) at the astonishment being displayed in the media and elsewhere about the content and espionage activity being exposed in the new film Operation Mincemeat?

I recall, when very young. being enthralled by a film telling exactly the same story The Man Who Never Was, based on a book by Ewan Montague who was one of the officers actually involved in the original operation.
Title: Re: Operation Mincemeat
Post by: Gordon on April 14, 2022, 08:51:40 AM
You aren't alone - when I read the synopsis I realised it was the same story that was told in The Man Who Never Was.

No idea why they didn't use the same name, since it this new film sounds like a remake.
Title: Re: Operation Mincemeat
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 14, 2022, 09:22:05 AM
You aren't alone - when I read the synopsis I realised it was the same story that was told in The Man Who Never Was.

No idea why they didn't use the same name, since it this new film sounds like a remake.

 Not quite, the book Operation Mincemeat by Ben MacIntyre updated the details quite a bit, and it's based on that.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jan/24/operation-mincemeat-ben-macintyre
Title: Re: Operation Mincemeat
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on April 14, 2022, 10:47:41 AM
I would be interested in the ratio of vegans to meat eaters watching this film.
Title: Re: Operation Mincemeat
Post by: jeremyp on April 14, 2022, 10:58:59 AM
I would be interested in the ratio of vegans to meat eaters watching this film.

Quote from: Wikipedia
Mincemeat is a mixture of chopped dried fruit, distilled spirits and spices

Quote from: also Wikipedia
Not to be confused with minced meat.


Title: Re: Operation Mincemeat
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on April 14, 2022, 01:01:06 PM

I'd still be interested.