Operación Ogro (1979)

Director:

Gillo Pontecorvo

Writers:

Julen Aguirre (book)
Giorgio Arlorio (writer)

Release Date:

28 septiembre 1979 (Italy)

Genre:

History | Thriller

Plot:

As 1973 winds down, Franco is still governing Spain with an iron hand. Opposition parties are forbidden;...

Plot Keywords:

Fascism | Historical | Revolution | Terrorism

Awards:

1 win

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A great movie

Cast

Gian Maria Volontè	...	Izarra (as Gian Maria Volonte)
José Sacristán	...	Iker (as Jose Sacristan)
Ángela Molina	...	Amaiur (as Angela Molina)
Eusebio Poncela	...	Txabi
Saverio Marconi	...	Luque
Georges Staquet	...	El Albañil
Nicole Garcia	...	Karmele
Féodor Atkine	...	José María Uriarte (alias Yoseba) (as Fedor Atkine)
Estanis González
Agapito Romo	...	Carrero Blanco
José Manuel Cervino	...	Lechero
José Luis Pérez
Luis Politti	...	Profesor (as Luis Politi)
Agustín Navarro
Fernando Chinarro	...	Cirujano

También conocida como:

Ogro (International: English title) (Italy)
Operation Ogre

Duración:

100 min

País:

Spain | France | Italy

Idioma:

Español | French | Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Argentina:13 | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain

Company:

Action Film

Quotes:

TV's Narrator: His Excellency, Head of State Generalissimo Franco, in accordance with established procedure, has named as President, Admiral Don Luis Carrero Blanco, to be sworn in today in the Palace of Pardo, before the Council and various figures. So culminates a brilliant political career which began back in 1940...
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Movie Connections:

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A great movie

A Basque student I am living with right now explained a rough background behind the story of this movie and it made the experience of seeing it a whole lot more enjoying. I was astonished at the quality this movie had, the acting, directing, pacing, all impeccable and on a very impressive level. The story itself is simple, but the movie's tag line should be enough an explanation-an explosion that changed the history of Spain. The finale had me on the edge of my seat and the way the director chose to show certain time lapses was also very wise because the ending of the story, which indeed Was relevant to the movie's story, doesn't leave a bitter taste.

I highly recommend this movie, but before seeing it just find some rough info about this fascinating true story, it'll make the experience a whole lot more satisfying. 9/10