Posted on 05/14/2022 8:55:21 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
I remember a book about this, probably 20 years ago... anyway, the title I remember turned up a 1956 movie about it. :^)
https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/operation-mincemeat-the-man-who-never-was/
https://www.cwgc.org/our-work/blog/the-man-who-never-was-the-true-story-of-operation-mincemeat/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049471/
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/man_who_never_was
https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Never-Was/dp/B0007ZEOQE
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Man+Who+Never+Was&i=stripbooks
A good description of the details by Time Army’s WW II YouTube channel.
The important question is, was the corpse that washed up in Spain played by a transgender black womxn, for Hollywood diversity’s sake?
}:-)4
The Man Who Never Was
A great read
Thanks! I’ve got both movies in my Netflix queue. Looks like ‘Operation Mincemeat’ hasn’t been released for home DVD, yet.
That’s all I use; can’t get decent streaming out here in the sticks.
There is a 1950’s or 60s movie about this, specifically about the details in finding an appropriate body to use as the ruse to deliver the documents into German hands.
One of Ian Fleming’s duties as spy was to babysit Dusko Popov when he was carrying money. One day, Popov was carrying $50,000 through a casino in Lisbon, when he was distracted by a loudmouthed rich dude who kept saying he could bet against anyone for any amount. So he put his briefcase on the gambling table and said he would like to bet 50k. The loudmouth suddenly couldn’t cover the bet, and Popov said “well then I assume the house will cover my bet”. Nope. “I hope the house does something about this egregious behavior, it is a tremendous annoyance to those of us who are serious players.”
Dusko was the prototype for James Bond.
https://www.amazon.com/Codename-Tricycle-Second-extraordinary-Double/dp/0436210231
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du%C5%A1ko_Popov
Montage’s brother was a ping-pong official.
Yea watched it last night.. it was ok The love story sub plot is boring
The 1956 movie The Man Who Never Was with Clifton Webb is way better.. same story
Watched it a few nights ago on Netflix. Well worth watching.
Has some of the best British TV series actors in it. Great acting, scenes, and atmosphere. Can’t wait to see it again.
“ That’s all I use; can’t get decent streaming out here in the sticks.”
Try downloading the movie no watching on your computer or tablet…if you have the ability to connect to your TV with it even better.
“ That’s all I use; can’t get decent streaming out here in the sticks.”
Try downloading the movie AND watching on your computer or tablet…if you have the ability to connect to your TV with it even better.
I watched it last night. This review pretty well sums it up. I enjoyed it. Acting was good. This was better than the 1956 version.
There is a sound financial reason for that. I remember when my wife and I saw the movie Pearl Harbor, it was like we were watching two different films. Oh why did they have ruin a good war movie with a sappy love story I thought; oh why did they have to clutter up a good love story with all that war stuff, she thought. Typically, men want explosions, gun play, monsters, and car chases in a film, while women tend to ignore all that and focus on relationships. Films these days cost so much money that producers have to pitch them to both men and women in order to recover their investment.
When I watched PH, all I kept thinking was how historically inaccurate it was.
Collin Firth gives his usual wooden performance. But he is actually better in this than the Kingsmen series where the Queen of Sweden literally says she wants to get f’ed up the ass. How classy is that? I kid you not. At the time I thought, “No wonder Netflix is picking up this show with lines like that! It’s ever progie’s wet dream.” But Netflix is now changing its tune with this “serious” “conservative” piece. Collin Firth should go back to Bridget Jones style of acting. The movie takes liberties and doesn’t answer questions like who was the guy who showed up at the end with knowledge of the picture? We never find out.
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