The Mattei Affair

1972 116 min ★ 7.5 Drama, History

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.

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté

Enrico Mattei

Luigi Squarzina

liberal journalist

Peter Baldwin

William McHale

Renato Romano

journalist

Franco Graziosi

Minister of State partecipations

Gianfranco Ombuen

Mr. Ferrari, the engineer

Elio Jotta

head of the Committee of Inquiry

Luciano Colitti

Irnerio Bertuzzi

Edda Ferronao

Mrs. Mattei

Accursio Di Leo

Sicilian character

Details

Director

Francesco Rosi

Screenplay

Tonino Guerra

Tagline

"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."

Status

Released

Original Language

IT

Production

Vides Cinematografica, Verona Produzione