Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Ángela Molina, Saverio Marconi
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy | Spain
As 1973 winds down, Francisco Franco is still governing Spain with an iron hand. Opposition parties are forbidden; labor movements are repressed; and Basque nationalists are mercilessly hunted down. The caudillo is aging, though, and the continuity of the régime is in question. One man has the trust of Franco, enough authority and experience to assume the leadership, and an impeccable track record as to dealing with enemies of the State: admiral Luis Carrero Blanco. For the embattled clandestine Basque organization ETA, Carrero Blanco must be brought down.