The Mattei Affair

– Enrico Mattei helped change Italy's future, first as freedom-fighter against the Nazis, then as an i..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 56 Minutes
Release Year:
1972
Original Name:
Il caso Mattei
The Mattei Affair (1972) - Also known as Il caso Mattei

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. October 27, 1962, he died when his private airplane crashed, one minute before it should land at Milan airport. Officially, he died of a flight accident. Actually, many journalists explored other plausible reasons for the untimely landing of the small aircraft.

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Release Date:

26 Jan 1972

Language:

Italian, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Francesco Rosi

Writer:

Francesco Rosi (story), Tonino Guerra (story), Francesco Rosi (screenplay), Tonino Guerra (screenplay), Nerio Minuzzo (collaboration), Tito Di Stefano (collaboration)

Main Actors:

Gian Maria Volontè, Luigi Squarzina, Peter Baldwin, Renato Romano

Plot:

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. October 27, 1962, he died when his private airplane crashed, one minute before it should land at Milan airport. Officially, he died of a flight accident. Actually, many journalists explored other plausible reasons for the untimely landing of the small aircraft.

Awards:

5 wins.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10