Editing Operation Fortitude (section)

==Fictional depictions==
Operation Fortitude was classified, along with all of the wartime deceptions, and initial accounts did not emerge until the 1970s. Once published, however, the story inspired a number of fictional accounts:

* ''[[Eye of the Needle (novel)|Eye of the Needle]]'' is a [[1978 in literature|1978]] novel by [[Ken Follett]] about a Nazi spy stationed in the south of England who discovers the Allied deception and races to inform the German leadership. It was subsequently adapted into a [[Eye of the Needle (film)|1981 film of the same name]], starring [[Donald Sutherland]].
* ''Fall from Grace'' is a [[1986 in literature|1986]] novel by [[Larry Collins (writer)|Larry Collins]] about a French agent, Catherine Pradier, who risks her life to deceive the Nazis as to where and when the Allies will invade the Continent of Europe and begin the end of World War II.
*[[Jack Higgins]]'s [[1991 in literature|1991]] novel ''[[The Eagle Has Flown]]'' ends with a conference between [[Adolf Hitler]] and two-high ranking German military intelligence officers, including ''[[Abwehr]]'' head [[Wilhelm Canaris]], who are solidly convinced that the Allies are planning to invade Normandy, but Hitler is unswayed from his belief that Calais is the intended target.
* ''[[The Unlikely Spy]]'' is a [[1996 in literature|1996]] novel by [[Daniel Silva (novelist)|Daniel Silva]] that likewise focuses on Allied attempts to carry out Fortitude as well as a German agent's race to discover the true plans.
* ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'' is a BBC TV comedy series that features a time-traveller, Gary Sparrow. In two episodes of [[List of Goodnight Sweetheart episodes#Series 5|Series 5]] aired in 1998, Gary, when he returns to 1944, appears to be the double of one of General [[Charles de Gaulle]]'s aides. He is used in that guise by MI5 and is sent to Calais; he makes contact with the [[French Resistance]] but is captured by the [[Gestapo]]. All of that was planned to reinforce the Pas-de-Calais invasion deception. Luckily, Gary is able to escape and to return to England.
* ''[[Blackout/All Clear|Blackout]]'' and ''[[All Clear]]'', is a [[2010 in literature|2010]] two-volume novel by [[Connie Willis]], about time-travelling historians who study the events of the [[Battle of Britain]]. One of the historians, posing as an American journalist, ends up working for Operation Fortitude.
* In a lawsuit, aspiring screenwriter Simon Afram stated that he gave director [[Martin Scorsese]] $500,000 to develop his screenplay about the event, which was titled ''Operation Fortitude'', only for Scorsese to then do nothing.<ref name=lawsuitoperationfortitutde /><ref name=lawsuitoperationfortitude>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/martin-scorsese-lawsuit-settlement-1235858502/|title=Martin Scorsese Settles Lawsuit Over Claims He Reneged on Deal to Produce World War II Movie|first=Winston|last=Cho|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 22, 2024|accessdate=August 1, 2024}}</ref> The lawsuit would be settled in March 2024.<ref name=lawsuitoperationfortitude /><ref name=lawsuitoperationfortitutde>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/martin-scorsese-lawsuit-settles-operation-fortitude-1235949718/|title=Martin Scorsese Settles Lawsuit with Screenwriter Who Accused Him of Taking $500,000 to Do Nothing|first=Gene|last=Maddaus|publisher=Variety|date=March 22, 2024|accessdate=August 1, 2024}}</ref>