At the same time, the company were aware that "we were telling a story in which the vast majority of the characters were white men at the top of the tree," says Hodgson. That film was announced in summer 2019, and the action-packed second trailer confirmed that the movie will premiere on Netflix come November 3. Montagu and Cholmondeley obtain the body of a vagrant named Glyndwr Michael, who died by possible suicidal poisoning.

The Allies invaded Sicily as planned, but the Germans remained convinced it was a diversionary tactic. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. When the body was found, the Spanish Intelligence Service passed copies of the papers to the German Intelligence Service which passed them on to their High Command. If its fact-based story proves more fascinatingly outlandish than it's presented here, Operation Mincemeat remains an engaging and well-acted wartime drama. You can choose to accept or reject cookies below, if you decide to refuse cookies then only the "Necessary" ones listed in manage settings will be used.O'Reilly arrives at their flat, posing as Martin's old friend, on the same day Lucy has received news that her real boyfriend was killed in action. The Man Who Never Was is a 1956 British espionage thriller film produced by André Hakim and directed by Ronald Neame. Of course, such a strange plan couldn't possibly wrap up in a straightforward manner, and the operation ultimately involved all sorts of twists and turns. Working alongside formidable administrator Hester Leggett and the ambitious young secretary Jean Leslie (played by Penelope Wilton and Kelly Macdonald), they sourced an ID card, a uniform, the underwear befitting an officer, and furnished Major Martin with all manner of "wallet litter".

In December, Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn, Tom Wilkinson, Hattie Morahan, Simon Russell Beale, Paul Ritter and Mark Gatiss were added to the cast. He was a vulnerable young man from Wales with no living family – the film gives him a sister – most likely mentally ill, who was found in a disused warehouse in King's Cross, having possibly taken his own life. While the songs draw on everything from Beyoncé to sea shanties for inspiration, and it features the best dancing Nazis since The Producers, the show stays true to the spirit of the story.The film had its world premiere at the 2021 British Film Festival in Australia, and was released in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2022 by Warner Bros. To support his claims, Smyth published the contents of a secret memo and an official report, both authored by Ewen Montagu himself, confirming the Glyndwr Michael story.