Operation Ogre

(1979)

★ 6.9 IMDb · 49 votes

Genres: Drama, History, Thriller

Year: 1979

Runtime: 101 мин

Country: Italy, Spain

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo

Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, José Sacristán, Ángela Molina, Eusebio Poncela, Saverio Marconi, Georges Staquet, Nicole Garcia, Féodor Atkine, Estanis González, Agapito Romo

Plot

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.