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."

1972 1h 56m IT

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Synopsis

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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.

“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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Cast

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

Credits

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Director: Francesco Rosi
Writers: Tonino Guerra, Tito De Stefano, Nerio Minuzzo
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Francesco Rosi, shot by Pasqualino De Santis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Piero Piccioni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ruggero Mastroianni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Gian Maria Volonté and Luigi Squarzina and Peter Baldwin carry the top of the cast.

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WORLD

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Marketing tagline: "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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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0068346 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Francesco Rosi directs. Pasqualino De Santis behind the camera. Piero Piccioni scores. Ruggero Mastroianni cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in English, Italian.

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154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Directed by Francesco Rosi, shot by Pasqualino De Santis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Piero Piccioni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ruggero Mastroianni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gian Maria Volonté and Luigi Squarzina and Peter Baldwin carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "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.".
8IMDB entry: tt0068346 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.