Operation Ogre

Movie
Audience Score
68
Operation Ogre
NR 1 hr 41 minThriller, Drama, History
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.
StarringGian Maria VolontéJosé SacristánÁngela Molina
DirectorGillo Pontecorvo

Movie Details

Original Language:Spanish
Production Companies:Sabre Films, Vides Cinematografica
Movie Tags:
based on true story1970sterrorismmadrid, spainfranco regime (francoism)basque country, spainterrorist attacketa terrorist groupterrorist groupterrorist bombing