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The Mattei Affair

The Mattei Affair

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.

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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.

Directed by Francesco Rosi
Written by Tonino Guerra, Nerio Minuzzo, Tito De Stefano
Produced by Franco Cristaldi
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Top Cast

Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté

Enrico Mattei

Luigi Squarzina

Luigi Squarzina

liberal journalist

Peter Baldwin

Peter Baldwin

William McHale

Renato Romano

Renato Romano

journalist

Franco Graziosi

Franco Graziosi

Minister of State partecipations

Gianfranco Ombuen

Gianfranco Ombuen

Mr. Ferrari, the engineer

Elio Jotta

Elio Jotta

head of the Committee of Inquiry

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Luciano Colitti

Irnerio Bertuzzi

Edda Ferronao

Edda Ferronao

Mrs. Mattei

Accursio Di Leo

Accursio Di Leo

Sicilian character

About The Mattei Affair

The Mattei Affair is a drama, history film released in 1972. Directed by Francesco Rosi, it stars Gian Maria Volonté, Luigi Squarzina, Peter Baldwin. 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.

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