The rest is largely a rehashing of what had already been done better in other '60s action films ( Bullitt). There is only one funny sequence that produces the famous line "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!". The training session, in particular, is clearly mismanaged. The buildup to the final act, however, is rather underwhelming. As you could guess, there is a good reason why the thieves steal the gold from Fiat while driving Mini Coopers. It blends comedy with action very well and even manages to produce a few rather intriguing generalizations about England and its status as a European powerhouse. The Italian Job is an entertaining film that is nowadays considered a classic primarily because of its terrific car chase sequence. After a series of practice sessions, the thieves head to Turin where Italy is facing England in a crucial football game.
He also secures the services of Professor Simon Peach (Benny Hill, The Waiters), a man with full-figured women.
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Then, they would load the gold on a bus and take it back to England.Ĭroker hires the best drivers he could find. They will create a massive traffic jam in downtown Turin, pack the stolen gold in three Mini Coopers and transport it out of the city. Bridger (Noel Coward, The Scoundrel), a well-respected and notably patriotic underground boss with plenty of affluent friends. They are led by the enigmatic Charlie Croker (Michael Caine, Funeral In Berlin), a man with connections, who has just been released from prison.
Peter Collinson's The Italian Job is about a group of British thieves who set out to steal $4,000,000 in gold from Italian automotive giant Fiat in Turin. The text below was initially used in our review of the first Blu-ray release of The Italian Job, which Paramount Pictures UK produced in 2009. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. The supplemental features on the release include two audio archival commentaries making of featurette deleted scene vintage promotional trailers for the film and more. Peter Collinson's "The Italian Job" (1969) arrives on 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
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