The Mattei Affair

1972 · directed by Francesco Rosi

Rating

76/100

Hit

no

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.

The Mattei Affair (1972), directed by Francesco Rosi, rates 76/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Gian Maria Volonté
• Luigi Squarzina
• Peter Baldwin
• Renato Romano
• Franco Graziosi
• Gianfranco Ombuen
• Elio Jotta
• Luciano Colitti
• Edda Ferronao
• Accursio Di Leo

Crew

• Pasqualino De Santis — Director of Photography
• Ruggero Mastroianni — Editor
• Piero Piccioni — Original Music Composer
• Francesco Rosi — Screenplay
• Tonino Guerra — Screenplay

More from Francesco Rosi

1. Salvatore Giuliano (1962) — 84/100 · hit
2. Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) — 81/100 · hit
3. Hands Over the City (1963) — 75/100
4. Many Wars Ago (1970) — 74/100
5. Illustrious Corpses (1976) — 70/100
6. Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987) — 69/100

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