The Mattei Affair (1972)

Directors

Francesco Rosi

Cast

Accursio Di Leo, Aldo Barberito, Arrigo Benedetti, Camillo Milli, Dario Michaelis, Edda Ferronao, Elio Jotta, Ferruccio Parri, Francesco Rosi, Franco Graziosi, Furio Colombo, Gian Maria Volonte, Jean Rougeul, Luigi Squarzina, Michele Pantaleone, Peter Baldwin, Philippe Thyraud de Vosjoli, Renato Romano, Sennuccio Benelli, Stavros Tornes, Ugo Zatterin

The story

The film begins in 1962 with the recovery of the remains of Enrico Mattei, pilot Irnerio Bertuzzi, and American journalist William McHale, who crashed in Mattei's private plane in Bascapè, near Pavia, under unclear circumstances after a trip to Sicily. A flashback to 1945 reveals Mattei's appointment as commissioner of AGIP, tasked with selling it, but he defies orders and strengthens the company, making it a major European player. In 1970, filmmaker Francesco Rosi investigates Mattei's life, exploring political protection and a meeting with a U.S.

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