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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.
Jan 26, 19721h 56minIT
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Synopsis

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.

TitleThe Mattei Affair
RealesedJan 26, 1972
WriterTonino Guerra
DirectorFrancesco Rosi
CountryItaly
CompaniesVides Cinematografica
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
Luciano Colitti

Luciano Colitti

Irnerio Bertuzzi
Edda Ferronao

Edda Ferronao

Mrs. Mattei
Accursio Di Leo

Accursio Di Leo

Sicilian character
Terenzio Cordova

Terenzio Cordova

police officer
Giuseppe Lo Presti

Giuseppe Lo Presti

Sicilian character
Camillo Milli

Camillo Milli

TV journalist
Aldo Barberito

Aldo Barberito

Mauro De Mauro
Jean Rougeul

Jean Rougeul

French journalist
Dario Michaelis

Dario Michaelis

Carabinieri officer
Vittorio Fanfoni

Vittorio Fanfoni

journalist
Nino Drago

Nino Drago

journalist
Néstor Garay

Néstor Garay

journalist
Felice Fulchignoni

Felice Fulchignoni

Sicilian character
Sennuccio Benelli

Sennuccio Benelli

Self / journalist
Furio Colombo

Furio Colombo

Mattei's assistant
Ugo Zatterin

Ugo Zatterin

Self / journalist
Blaise Morrissey

Blaise Morrissey

American oilman
Gianni Farneti

Gianni Farneti

Self / journalist
Alessio Baume

Alessio Baume

"Time" journalist
Umberto D'Arrò

Umberto D'Arrò

Self / journalist
Salvo Licata

Salvo Licata

Self / journalist
Giuseppe Rosselli

Giuseppe Rosselli

Self / journalist
Ferruccio Parri

Ferruccio Parri

Self (archival footage)
Michele Pantaleone

Michele Pantaleone

Self
Arrigo Benedetti

Arrigo Benedetti

Self
Thyraud De Vosjoli

Thyraud De Vosjoli

Self
Francesco Rosi

Francesco Rosi

Self (uncredited)
Andrea Artoni

Andrea Artoni

Self / flight assistant (uncredited)
Edy Biagetti

Edy Biagetti

Mattei's bodyguard (uncredited)
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