Benny Hill, Fred Emney, Irene Handl

Some petty British crooks plan a heist of an armored truck, full of gold boullions, in the middle of Turin, Italy. A humongous chase ensues.

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G, 99 min.

Directed by: Peter Collinson

Release Date: June 2, 1969

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DVD Release Date: October 7, 2003

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  • September 25, 2009
    Iconic?, yes, as good as everyone says it is?, not in my opinion, enjoyable?, yes.
  • June 4, 2009
    Michael Caine at his most likable stars as a con man who orchestrates a plan to steal $4 million worth of gold from a gridlocked Turin from under the noses of the mafia. Also starring Noel Coward and Benny Hill, featuring red, white and blue mini coopers and a theme song that is ...( read more)still the staple of England football fans, The Italian Job is a British institution and couldn't be more English if the DVDs were made out of recycled spitfires. It's the daddy of the British caper movie and is still quoted by students with alarming regularity whenever they've had one too many Shandy Basses. To be honest, the plot is a little thin by the standards of the modern heist movie, and the comedy a little too broad in places, but it has such a knockabout charm and swinging 60s chic it's impossible not to like. The centrepiece is of course the car chase, and it's still worth waiting for (although I would have to advise any classic car fanatics to avert their eyes for this one!), as is the classic "cliffhanger" ending. The very idea of an American remake of this film is like an Englishman remaking The Alamo with Stephen Fry starring as Davey Crockett.
  • May 9, 2009
    A very groovy film shot by the amazing Douglas Slocombe
  • January 30, 2009
    Classic heist film with Michael Caine leading a plot to steal $4 million of gold bullion from an armoured convoy in Turin. Hugely popular and rightly so, it's hard to believe there is anyone who hasn't seen the film from its many showings on TV. Funny, exciting and with one of th...( read more)e best endings ever, it's also a reminder of when crime films made in this country didn't seem to consist of cockney gangster films
  • June 5, 2008
    wonderfully written and cast, its soaked it britishness
  • November 2, 2009
    Classic British film with some great cinematic moments. Caine oozes star quality and is the cool leader of the gang. A great film, especially the car chase.
  • October 22, 2009
    the first time I saw this movie was in my Algebra class for summer school. the teacher was mad that she was the one that had to do summer school so she gave us an A for the class and we got to watch movies.
  • September 20, 2009
    Endless chases indeed! Very well planned and sooo funny. The original is almost always the better.

    83/100
  • August 6, 2009
    Dying to see this classic.
  • August 1, 2009
    This is so much better than the remake but the the old ones usually are. This is a classic film. Michael Caine is as ever brilliant.

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