The Italian Job

The Italian Job (1969)

  • 84% of critics liked it
    (25 reviews)

  • 82% of users liked it
    (69,059 ratings)

The quintessential British caper film of the 1960s, The Italian Job is a flashy, fast romp that chases a team of career criminals throughout one of the biggest international gold heists in history. Michael Caine is Charlie Croker, a stylish robber and skirt-chaser just out of British prison.… More

PG, 1 hr. 39 min.
Directed By
Peter Collinson
Written By
Troy Kennedy-Martin
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1969 Wide
On DVD
Oct 7, 2003
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • , TIME Magazine

    Caine and Coward play a splendid game of verbal tennis, but by the final reel the laughs are lost in an anthology of dull and deafening car chases.

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    The cast does its stuff to good effect. Coward, as the highly patriotic, business-like master crook, brings all his imperturbable sense of irony and comedy to his role.

  • Vincent Canby, New York Times

    The film is technically sophisticated and emotionally retarded.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    The gold is then stashed in a bus, and the predictable chase ensues.

  • , Empire Magazine

    As a film, The Italian Job is hardly a work of unalloyed genius; but as a reminder of the time when Britannia really was cool, it's peerless.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Daniel P


    Beautifully shot for its time, The (Original) Italian Job is a wacky caper flick that, for better or for worse, is about 50 per cent driving scenes. There are several good laughs, though, and the formula is simple. Plan the heist, carry out the heist. Plus, they risk a run-in with the… More

  • Jeff "


    Peter Collinson's The Italian Job is an action classic that is pretty good for what it is, but is far from perfect. Collinson has directed a good action film here, but at times, the film suffers from being too slow, and some may think it takes too long to get to the point.… More

  • Spencer S


    The Italian Job is one of the most beloved and lauded crime capers in British history, and there are times when this is rightly so. Still, the first hour drags so much with the over explanation and boring character development you wonder why anyone would sit through the next thirty… More

  • Directors C


    This classic film was ruined 8 years ago by a pointless remake that had nothing to do with the original classic that is The Italian Job (1969). A film that made Michael Caine famous is among my favorite films because of its fantastic action sequences considering the films budget and… More

  • Conner R


    I'm just not a fan of this at all. It has some good ideas and interesting choices in terms of storytelling, but it's just mostly boring. There's very little chances open for you to enjoy any of the characters, except for Michael Caine. However, he is reduced to nothing… More

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