The Mattei Affair (1972)

  • NR
  • 05/04/1972 (FR)
  • Drama
  • 1h 50m

On October 27, 1962, a plane crashed in Bascape, Italy, sparking an international intrigue...sabotage...disappearances and murders! These events are all the more bizarre because they are TRUE. The central figure was Enrico Mattei.

Overview

Enrico Mattei helped change Italy’s future, first as freedom-fighter against the Nazis, then as an investor in methane gas through a public company, A.G.I.P., and ultimately as the head of ENI, a state body formed for the development of oil resources. On October 27, 1962, he died when his private airplane crashed during a flight to Milan. Officially, it is declared an accident, but many journalists explore other plausible reasons for Mattei's untimely death.

Francesco Rosi

Director, Screenplay, Story

Tonino Guerra

Screenplay, Story

Fulvio Bellini

Novel

Alessandro Previdi

Novel

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté's headshot

Gian Maria Volonté

Enrico Mattei
Luigi Squarzina's headshot

Luigi Squarzina

liberal journalist
Peter Baldwin's headshot

Peter Baldwin

William McHale
Renato Romano's headshot

Renato Romano

journalist
Franco Graziosi's headshot

Franco Graziosi

Minister of State partecipations
Gianfranco Ombuen's headshot

Gianfranco Ombuen

Mr. Ferrari, the engineer
Elio Jotta's headshot

Elio Jotta

head of the Committee of Inquiry
Luciano Colitti's headshot

Luciano Colitti

Irnerio Bertuzzi

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