Operation Ogre (Operación Ogro) 44 years old

Operation Ogre

In 1973, the dictator Francisco Franco rules Spain with an iron hand, but is aging and the future of the regime is in question. Admiral Carrero Blanco is his natural successor, so the Basque terrorist organization ETA decides that he must die to prevent the continuity of the dictatorship.

Credits

Operation Ogre Cast

Name Character
Gian Maria Volonté He was 46, 61 years old when he died as Izarra
Ángela Molina She was 23, now 68 years old as Amaiur
Eusebio Poncela He was 32, now 76 years old as Txabi
José Manuel Cervino He was 38, now 83 years old as Milkman (uncredited)
Ana Torrent She was 13, now 57 years old as Basque Girl (uncredited)
José Sacristán He was 42, now 86 years old as Iker
Nicole Garcia She was 33, now 77 years old as Karmele
Féodor Atkine He was 31, now 76 years old as José María 'Joseba' Uriarte
Saverio Marconi He was 31, now 75 years old as Luque
Georges Staquet He was 47, 78 years old when he died as The Builder
Francisco Franco He was 86, 82 years old when he died as Himself (archive footage)

Operation Ogre Crew

Name Department
Franco Cristaldi as Producer. He was 54 (67) years old when He died Production
Ennio Morricone as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (91) years old when He died Sound
Marcello Gatti as Director of Photography. He was 55 (89) years old when He died Camera
Josetxo San Mateo as Assistant Director. Directing
Mario Morra as Editor. He was 44 (now 89) years old Editing
Gillo Pontecorvo as Director. He was 59 (86) years old when He died Directing
Gillo Pontecorvo as Screenplay. He was 59 (86) years old when He died Writing
Anna Maria Montanari as Script Supervisor. Directing
Julen Aguirre as Novel. Writing
Giorgio Arlorio as Screenplay. He was 50 (90) years old when He died Writing
Ugo Pirro as Screenplay. He was 59 (87) years old when He died Writing
Margarita Alexandre as Production Manager. She was 56 (92) years old when She died Production
Rafael Palmero as Production Design. Art
Operation Ogre poster
Operation Ogre (44 years)

  • Release day: Friday, September 28, 1979
  • Runtime: 105 minutes