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DVD played good, as expected. Afterwards looked up the mincemeat mission on Wikipedia and several facts differed from the movie, though I suppose the movie jazzed it up to make it more interesting. I have to admit I love Clifton Webb as an actor although my favorite role of his is in Laura with Gene Tierney. Anyway, this movie is well worth seeing.
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PLOT: BASED ON A REAL LIFE PLOT: "PLANT"~ FAKE PLANS ON A DEAD MAN AND LET THE NAZIS FIND HIM~ BRILLIANT IDEA~ how can the BRITS fool the Germans into believing the invasion is TO begin in Greece NOT in Sicily?~ FACT based story of Military Intilligence in Britain decided to USE A DEAD MAN and give him FAKE invasion plans and then let the Nazis find him~DEAD MAN is give the name of Major Martin~and is "made" to LOOK like he was FLYING ON A PLANE AND GOES DOWN AND HE DROWNS WITH A BRIEFCASE FULL OF SECRET PLANS~ Clifton Webb is excellent AS LT COMMANDER MONTAGUE~ who helps plot the FAKE ID AND BODY~~ the unknown man dies of pneumonia which can look like he drowned~ the NEW Identity is complete~ down to love letters and library card~ and allow the "Man Who Never Was " because he was created to carry the fake plans~ dropped in the water by Spain from a British SUB ...."Major Martin" is found and the Nazis get the info~ and then the Nazis go the EXTRA mile to check UP on Major Martin~~ better than it sounds GLORIA GRAHAM~ IS THE LADY who loves and looses~ I did not care for her at all in this movie. WAY too much dark make up and way too much over acting~ but she does add to the intrigue~ I GIVE IT A 10 OUT OF 10 FOR WORLD WAR 2 INTRIGUE~ IN THIS CASE A DEAD MAN "DID" TELL A TALE~ IF YOU FOUND THIS REVIEW HELPFUL PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE~Read full review
The movie tells the story of "Operation Mincemeat," which was an elaborate hoax to mislead the Germans in 1943, as the Allies were preparing to invade Sicily. The idea was to convince the Germans that the invasion would target the Balkans instead, and thereby cause the Nazis to shift military resources away from Sicily. For history buffs, this is a riveting story. First-rate acting, and accurate attention to historic details.
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A VERY GOOD MOVIE WITH AN INTERESTING PLOT RECORDED IN DVD FORMAT AND SOLD AT A VERY FAIR PRICE.
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Great Classic film. Based on true history. Great movie!
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