The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: Release date and where to watch in Australia

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July 1, 2024

2024 is the year of spies for the former The Witcher star Henry Cavill, who, in addition to The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, also starred in the spy action comedy Argylle

Inspired by Operation Postmaster, unveiled as part of the British War Department’s recently declassified files, the film follows unconventional operatives with a mission credited to change history’s course.

But will this band of rogues and mavericks get the job done with their propensity for trouble and mayhem? 

Distributed by Lionsgate, Guy Ritchie’s new film will be streaming in Australia on Amazon Prime Video. It’s just one of the streamer’s latest movies in July, which also include other new films like Mothers’ Instinct, Love Lies Bleeding, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and more. 

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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare hit Australian theatres on 19 April 2024. It will be available for streaming on Prime Video from 25 July 2024. 

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Thur, 25 Jul 20246.9/10Prime Video

After three months, the new movie will finally stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, a streaming service that’s part of the larger Amazon Prime. New customers can test run the service for 30 days free.

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Set during World War II, the British government struggles to stop the Germans from taking over Europe. London is being hit hard while supply and aid ships are constantly sunk by German submarines. 

To turn things around, Brigadier Colin Gubbins (Cary Elwes), indirectly supported by Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Rory Kinnear), enlists Gus March-Phillips (Henry Cavill). The latter is tasked with assembling a team to destroy the Nazi’s supply ship. The goal is to neutralise Hitler’s fleet of German U-boats. 

Both unsanctioned and unauthorised, Phillips picks his carefully selected team of skillful, yet sort of unhinged members: Marjorie Stewart (Eiza González), Anders Lassen (Alan Ritchson), Freddy Alvarez (Henry Golding), Geoffrey Appleyard (Alex Pettyfer), Henry Hayes (Hero Fiennes Tiffin), and Richard Heron (Babs Olusanmokun). 

Touted as the first-ever special forces organisation formed during WWII, this top-secret combat unit embarks on a dangerous mission against the Germans using highly unorthodox strategies and shockingly “ungentlemanly fighting techniques”. 

Ian Fleming, played by Freddie Fox in the movie, was part of Gubbins’ inner circle during this period and would later use Operation Postmaster as the inspiration for his now iconic  James Bond novels.

Guy Ritchie wrote and directed the film with Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, and Arash Amel also co-writing. It is based on Damien Lewis’ book Churchill’s Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII

Check out the film’s official trailer below. 

The ensemble cast includes Henry Cavill (The Witcher, Man of Steel), Eiza González (3 Body Problem, Ambulance), Alan Ritchson (Reacher, Fast X), Alex Pettyfer (The I-Land, Magic Mike), Hero Fiennes Tiffin (Safe, After film series) , and Babs Olusanmokun (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Dune)

You can find the complete cast members and their characters here. 

  • Henry Cavill as Gus March-Phillipps
  • Eiza González as Marjorie Stewart
  • Alan Ritchson as Anders Lassen
  • Henry Golding as Freddy Alvarez
  • Alex Pettyfer as Geoffrey Appleyard
  • Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Henry Hayes
  • Babs Olusanmokun as Richard Heron
  • Cary Elwes as Brigadier Gubbins ‘M’
  • Til Schweiger as Heinrich Luhr
  • Henry Zaga as Captain Binea
  • Rory Kinnear as Winston Churchill
  • Danny Sapani as Kambili Kalu
  • Freddie Fox as Ian Fleming
Cast of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Image source: TMDB

The hilarious, action packed film starring Henry Cavill finally arrives on subscription streaming. If you’re looking for more new releases to stream at home, we’ve rounded up some of the latest movies you can watch instantly on demand, which include smash-hits like Oppenheimer, Barbie, and Poor Things.

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