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The Mattei Affair (1972)

The Mattei Affair (1972)

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.

Release Date: 1972, January 26
Directors: Francesco Rosi
Countries: Italy
Production: Vides Cinematografica, Verona Produzione, Verona Produzione
Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, Dario Michaelis, Jean Rougeul, Néstor Garay, Renato Romano, Luigi Squarzina, Camillo Milli, Giovanna Gravina Volonté, Accursio Di Leo, Terenzio Cordova, Giuseppe Lo Presti, Edy Biagetti

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.