The Mattei Affair

Name: The Mattei Affair
Director: Francesco Rosi
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1972-01-26
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 7.487
Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, Luigi Squarzina, Peter Baldwin, Renato Romano, Franco Graziosi

“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.”

1972

1h 56m

Drama History

Director: Francesco Rosi

Writers: Tonino Guerra, Francesco Rosi

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.