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Operation Ogre (1979)

Operation Ogre (1979)

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Release Date: 1979, September 28
Directors: Gillo Pontecorvo
Countries: Spain, Italy
Production: Sabre Films, Sabre Films, Vides Cinematografica, Vides Cinematografica
Cast: Féodor Atkine, Gian Maria Volonté, Nicole Garcia, Ana Torrent, Ángela Molina, Eusebio Poncela, José Sacristán, Francisco Franco, José Manuel Cervino, Saverio Marconi, Fernando Chinarro, Georges Staquet

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:

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