Operation Ogre

Name: Operation Ogre
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Genre: Thriller, History, Drama
Released: 1979

Rating

6.9

Rating

6.9

The Film

Operation Ogre

The Story

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.

magnicide terrorist group terrorist bombing tunnel construction terrorist attack terrorism eta terrorist group basque country, spain based on true story franco regime (francoism) 1970s madrid, spain

Runtime

101 min

Released Sep 1979

The Ensemble 26