Film

The Mattei Affair

1972 · 1h 56m · Drama · History

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.

IMDb

7.6

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.

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

Terenzio Cordova

police officer

Giuseppe Lo Presti

Sicilian character

Camillo Milli

TV journalist

Aldo Barberito

Mauro De Mauro

Jean Rougeul

French journalist

Dario Michaelis

Carabinieri officer

• Francesco RosiDirector · Screenplay · Story
• Tonino GuerraScreenplay · Story
• Fulvio BelliniNovel
• Alessandro PrevidiNovel
• Franco CristaldiProducer
• Pasqualino De SantisDirector of Photography
• Piero PiccioniOriginal Music Composer
• Ruggero MastroianniEditor

Release date

January 26, 1972

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

T

Genres

Drama, History