The Mattei Affair
1972 · 110 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 2,621 VOTES · DIR. Francesco Rosi
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,256 lines
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00:00:32 THE MATTEI AFFAIR
00:07:26 Are you sure it's sabotage?
00:10:32 We had just left the house to go out...
00:16:35 Your report confirmed my reasons for feeling that way.
00:20:51 But AGIP is being liquidated.
00:26:24 Light it!
00:30:51 This aircraft has shown a sensitivity to this kind of handling….
00:33:57 Where were you the night of Mattei's crash?
00:37:52 This language barrier…what a mess.
00:43:02 What? I have an urgent appointment in Rome.
00:46:25 My father was a police officer.
00:50:22 The Minister keeps an eye on these things.
00:53:18 Tomorrow? Do you want to talk about inevitable reprisals?
00:57:35 …with a textile machinery plant?
01:01:19 Here's my schedule.
01:05:57 Insist they give you a line.
01:09:26 This is the largest refinery in the world, Abadan.
01:14:15 Coups d'etat.
01:18:16 The police think De Mauro's investigation of Mattei's death…
01:22:26 I have my men in Iran, Algeria, and Egypt.
01:30:01 Italians realized what…
01:33:44 The people like you very much.
01:36:59 …circumstantial evidence. Examine the facts.
01:41:35 ...working in Sicily at the time just had to look in the papers!
Cast & Characters
Gian Maria Volontè
Enrico Mattei
Luigi Squarzina
Journalist
Peter Baldwin
William McHale
Renato Romano
Journalist
Franco Graziosi
Minister
Gianfranco Ombuen
Methane Well Engineer Ferrai
Elio Jotta
Head of Inquiry Commission
Edda Ferronao
Mrs. Mattei
Luciano Colitti
Irnerio Bertuzzi
Accursio Di Leo
Sicilian Personaity
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,256
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:32
Final line01:41:35
Production Record
DirectorFrancesco Rosi
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes2,621