Operación Ogro (1979)

Director:

Gillo Pontecorvo

Writers:

Julen Aguirre (book)
Giorgio Arlorio (writer)

Release Date:

28 September 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:

Terrorism | Fascism | Revolution

Awards:

1 win

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gian Maria Volonté	...	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

Also Known As:

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

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

Spain | France | Italy

Language:

Spanish | French | Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain

Company:

Action Film

Trivia:

Gillo Pontecorvo's last feature film.

Quotes:

José María Uriarte: Today, I'm not talking about the kingdom of God, but of a country that is this land. A country that doesn't exist, but nevertheless is ours. A country oppressed for centuries, and now crushed by the brutality of fascism. Now they ban us even from the right to pronounce our name in our native tongue: Euskadi...

Movie Connections:

Featured in La pelota vasca. La piel contra la piedra (2003)

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