

Operation Ogre
1979 · Movie · 1h 41m
DramaHistoryThriller
Overview
Spain, 1973. Dictator Francisco Franco has ruled the country since 1939 with an iron fist; but he is now a very old and sick man. The future of the weakened regime is in danger. Admiral Carrero Blanco is his natural successor. The Basque terrorist gang ETA decides that he must die to prevent the dictatorship from continuing.
Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
Key crew
- Gillo PontecorvoDirector
- Ugo PirroScreenplay
- Gillo PontecorvoScreenplay
- Giorgio ArlorioScreenplay
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gian Maria VolontéIzarra
- José SacristánIker
- Ángela MolinaAmaiur
- Eusebio PoncelaTxabi
- Saverio MarconiLuque
- Georges StaquetThe Builder
- Nicole GarciaKarmele
- Féodor AtkineJoseba
- Estanis GonzálezDoorman
- Agapito RomoCarrero Blanco
- José Manuel CervinoMilkman
- José Luis PérezCast
Stills
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Themes
madrid, spain1970sfranco regime (francoism)based on true storybasque country, spaineta terrorist groupterrorismterrorist attacktunnel constructionterrorist bombingterrorist groupmagnicide











