The Italian Job (1969)
The Italian Job (1969)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Michael Caine
Charlie Croker
Noël Coward
Mr. Bridger
Benny Hill
Professor Simon Peach
Margaret Blye
Lorna
Raf Vallone
Altabani
Tony Beckley
Camp Freddie
Rossano Brazzi
Beckerman
Irene Handl
Miss Peach
John Le Mesurier
Governor
Fred Emney
Birkinshaw
John Clive
Garage Manager
Graham Payn
Keats
Michael Standing
Arthur
Stanley Caine
Coco
Barry Cox
Chris
Robert Powell
Yellow
Harry Baird
Big William
George Innes
Bill Bailey
John Forgeham
Frank
Derek Ware
Rozzer / Stunt Coordinator
Frank Jarvis
Roger
David Salamone
Dominic
Richard Essome
Tony
Mario Valgoi
Manzo
Renato Romano
Cosca
Franco Novelli
Altabani's Driver
Robert Rietti
Police Chief
Timothy Bateson
Dentist
David Kelly
Vicar
Arnold Diamond
Senior Computer Room Official
Simon Dee
Shirtmaker
Alastair Hunter
Cinema Warder
Lana Gatto
Mrs. Cosca
Louis Mansi
Computer Room Official
Hazel Collinson
Blonde Scrubber at Party
Henry McGee
Tailor
Lelia Goldoni
Mrs. Beckerman (uncredited)
Valerie Leon
Receptionist, Royal Lancaster
Peter Collinson
Director
Michael Deeley
Producer
Douglas Slocombe
Director of Photography
John Trumper
Editor
Stanley Baker
Producer
Quincy Jones
Original Music Composer
Robert Porter
Associate Producer
Troy Kennedy Martin
Writer
Paul Lee Lander
Casting
Disley Jones
Production Design
Michael Knight
Art Direction
David Wynn-Jones
Clapper Loader
Matt Monro
Theme Song Performance
Chic Waterson
Camera Operator
Derek Kavanagh
Production Manager
Al Burgess
Location Manager
Terry Apsey
Construction Manager
Scott Wodehouse
Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 2, 1969
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Content RatingG
Budget$3,000,000
Filming LocationsKilmainham Gaol, Ireland · London, United Kingdom
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
The Italian Job is a 1969 British comedy caper film written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley, directed by Peter Collinson, and starring Michael Caine. The film's plot centres on Cockney criminal Charlie Croker, recently released from prison, who forms a gang for the job of stealing a cache of gold bullion being transported through the city of Turin, Italy, in an armoured security truck.
In addition to Caine, the cast also included Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley and Noël Coward; the film was Coward's last before his retirement from acting. The soundtrack was composed by Quincy Jones, featuring the songs "On Days Like These", sung by Matt Monro over the opening credits, and "Getta Bloomin' Move On" (usually referred to as "The Self-Preservation Society", after its chorus) during the climactic car chase, which featured Caine among its singers.
The film proved a success upon its release, earning critical acclaim amongst critics for the performances by Caine and Coward, the film's reflection of British culture from the period, and the climactic car chase. The Italian Job became a cult symbol of British filmography and was ranked favourably in the top 100 British films by the British Film Institute. Several elements became symbolic cult features, including a rare never-resolved cliffhanger ending, and Caine's famous line about only blowing the doors off.
The popularity of The Italian Job led to several parodies and allusions in other films and productions, including the 2005 episode of The Simpsons titled "The Italian Bob", and a re-enactment of the Mini Cooper car-chase in the MacGyver episode "Thief of Budapest". The film itself was later given a video game adaptation in 2001, before receiving a remake in 2003. A charity event titled The Italian Job, founded in 1990 and held annually, was inspired by the film; as of 2020, it had raised nearly £3,000,000. Marking the 50th anniversary of the film in June 2019, stunt drivers in red, white and blue Coopers recreated parts of the film's car-chase around Turin at the grounds of Mini's Oxford factory.