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After a successful theatrical run, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which premiered in theaters in April, has now been digitally released. Directed by Guy Ritchie, the war comedy-drama set during the Second World War and starring Henry Cavill, beat the industry’s projection at the domestic box office, earning $9 million on its 3-day opening weekend.
Based on the true story of Operation Postmaster during World War II, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare explores the secret unsanctioned mission by the UK where a group of hardened rogue soldiers was sent tasked with the mission of destabilizing Nazi U-boats in the Atlantic.
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Set in 1942, when The United States was on the brink of joining the Second World War in Europe, England was struggling to survive the war with German U-boats sinking their supply ships in the Atlantic, slowly starving the population.
In such a situation, Prime Minister Winston Churchill entreats Brigadier General Colin "M" McVean Gubbins and Naval Intelligence Officer Ian Fleming to organize a crack black ops team. The duo get together and bail out Gus March-Phillips from military prison and embark on a mission to gather a team and put in place a plan to end the nuisance of the German U-boats.
To do so, they must get to the Italian vessel called the Duchessa and two tugboats, which provide air filters, food, and fuel to the U-boats. The secret team must find a way to destroy it so that the U-boats are no longer supported and Germany is forced to withdraw.
Joined by Henry Hayes and Freddy Alvarez, and supported on land by undercover agents Heron, the owner of a bar frequented by Nazi officers and soldiers, and Marjorie Stewart and Heinrich Luhr, the crack black ops team must take it upon themselves to succeed because if they fail, they would be disavowed. The fate of England in the war hangs in the balance as the rouge soldiers dirty their hands on an illegal mission to save the country.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare ends up leaving a lot of room for more stories
The team comes up with a plan for Heron to host a large party for Nazi officers and soldiers to clear the bay and allow for March-Phillipps and his men to sink the boats. Meanwhile, they discover that the Duchessa has been reinforced with steel plates making it unsinkable.
This sudden revelation forces the crew to change their plan and things get out of hand soon enough when military leaders from the UK discover the illegal mission and pressure them to withdraw. But now, instead of sinking the ships, the rogue team plans to steal them and turn them over to the British Navy in international waters.
But things do not go as planned and in the rush of changing plans, the explosions they had set up go off sooner, bringing enemy soldiers to the dock too soon, even before March-Phillipps and his team manage to sail away with the boats.
In the end, the team manages to deposit the boats in international waters but since this kind of warfare is officially against British policy, they are sent to prison. Soon after, Churchill arrives to free them offering them a lavish feast as well as his gratefulness for their silence which saved his image. The Prime Minister then asks them to join his personal unit and go where the army cannot traverse.
The black ops team accepts the offer, knowing well the sacrifices and risks such a job entails. In the end credits of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, it is revealed that they all continued in the Crown's service and Marjorie eventually became a movie star and married Gus.
The ending of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare does leave a lot of room for more stories to unfold like exploring Gus and Marjorie's romance and other missions that the team was sent on. While such potential stories could serve as inspiration for a sequel, it is still yet to be confirmed whether The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is in talks for returning.
Watch The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare starring Henry Cavill, now available via digital release platforms.
