Operation Ogre
19791h 41mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- Thriller
- History
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.
Keywords
- 1970s
- based on true story
- terrorism
- spain
- franco regime (francoism)
- terrorist attack
- terrorist bombing
- madrid
- terrorist group
- tunnel construction
- eta terrorist group
- basque country
- magnicide
- madrid, spain
- basque country, spain
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 28, 1979
- Original language
- Spanish
- Spoken languages
- Basque, Spanish
- Countries
- Italy, Spain
- Production
- Vides Cinematografica,Sabre Films
- Cast
- Gian Maria Volonté,José Sacristán,Ángela Molina,Eusebio Poncela,Saverio Marconi,Georges Staquet,Nicole Garcia,Féodor Atkine,Estanis González,Agapito Romoand 9 more
- Director
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Producer
- José Sámano
- Cinematography
- Marcello Gatti
- Music
- Ennio Morricone
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0079655