Operation Ogre

Name: Operation Ogre
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 1979-09-28
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.907
Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, José Sacristán, Ángela Molina, Eusebio Poncela, Saverio Marconi

September 28, 1979
Directed by
Gillo Pontecorvo

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.