The Mattei Affair
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Directed by Francesco Rosi
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.
The story
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 & crew
Gian Maria VolontéEnrico Mattei
Luigi Squarzinaliberal journalist
Peter BaldwinWilliam McHale
Renato Romanojournalist
Franco GraziosiMinister of State partecipations
Gianfranco OmbuenMr. Ferrari, the engineer
Elio Jottahead of the Committee of Inquiry
Edda FerronaoMrs. Mattei
Accursio Di LeoSicilian character
Terenzio Cordovapolice officer
Giuseppe Lo PrestiSicilian characterExplore the crew
- Director
- Francesco Rosi
- Screenplay
- Tonino Guerra
- Original Music Composer
- Piero Piccioni
- Producer
- Franco Cristaldi
- Editor
- Ruggero Mastroianni
- Director of Photography
- Pasqualino De Santis
- Screenplay
- Francesco Rosi