The Italian Job

Movie

1969

1h 39m

English

Action, Crime, Comedy, Thriller

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7.4

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Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of J...

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The Italian Job

Movie

1969

1h 39m

English

Action, Crime, Comedy, Thriller

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Cast

Charlie Croker

Mr. Bridger

Professor Simon Peach

Lorna

Altabani

Camp Freddie

Beckerman

Miss Peach

Governor

Birkinshaw

Garage Manager

Keats

Arthur

Coco

Chris

Yellow

Big William

Bill Bailey

Frank

Rozzer

Roger

Dominic

Tony

Manzo

Cosca

Directed By: Peter Collinson

Written By: Troy Kennedy Martin

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r96sk says...

5 years ago

1969's 'The Italian Job' is fantastic. The film has an excellent blend of humour and heist elements, along with iconic music and lovely locations. The cast all do decent jobs, but it's Michael Caine that raises it all up a few levels. Noël Coward is also good. It's very entertaining seeing it all play out, a load of scenes are terrific - my favourites would be the ones involving the Mini Coopers. The overall vibe of the film is pretty silly, it doesn't take itself too seriously which is a smart call. It's 99 minutes worth of fun. My only criticism would be the lack of depth into Charlie's crew, it would've been cool and probably amusing to get to know Freddie, William, Rozzer etc. more. I did like the secrecy with the Mafia though. A must-watch.

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The_Argentinian says...

2 years ago

After all the planning and buildup, the heist itself was rather disappointing. The getaway is the centerpiece. And the gang is just too big for any member to be memorable besides its leader. All in all, it's still a fun movie.

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DangerousDB says...

one year ago

Fantastic film far better than the remake. Every time I watch it, I have forgotten the scene with the minis chase is only 15 minutes. I’m sure it was longer when I was younger.

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Heimdall77 says...

5 years ago

This did not stand up well to the test of time. It starts out pretty well but it just gets more and more slapstick as it progresses, I know Benny Hill is in it but sometimes it's like he wrote the script too. And the music it just about the worst I've ever heard, the score is simply terrible. Considering the contemporary music available in that era it's a completely epic fail. Still worth a watch for the cars but keep your expectations low.

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CinemaSerf

2 years ago

If Michael Caine is to have an epitaph on his grave stone; then it would have to be "you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" His portrayal of "Charlie Croker" is excellent in this crime caper about a cunning plan to paralyse the traffic in Turin and steal loads of Italian gold from under More

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JPV852

2 years ago

I had previously seen this decades ago and with the new Kino Lorber 4K release, decided to give it another try as the first time I wasn't all that entertained. And my opinion pretty much remains the same. The highlight is the car chase scenes in the third act and Michael Caine is great, but the set- More

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