THE MATTEI AFFAIR
Directed by FRANCESCO ROSI Screenplay by FRANCESCO ROSI, TONINO
GUERRA, NERIO MINUZZO, TITO DE STEFANO
Within 17 years after World War II, Enrico Mattei developed the shattered Italian oil industry to a point where it ranked somewhere between a major nuisance and a minor power in the byzantine world of the international petroleum cartels. In 1962 Mattei died in a plane crash that many believe was caused by sabotageĀa credible suspicion given the number of enemies (ranging from the Mafia to American oil interests) this bragging, abrasive and ingenious man had...