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The Italian Job (1969) was a Action - Comedy Film directed by Peter Collinson and produced by Stanley Baker and Michael Deeley.

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Groovy Michael Caine travels to Turin : The Italian Job (Peter Collinson, 1969)

By Virginie Pronovost on Sep 24, 2023 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

It’s not a secret for anyone familiar with?The Wonderful World of Cinema?that I love British films, especially the classic ones. They have a unique charm, especially with the actors and dialogue delivery that you don’t find in Hollywood films (and I’m not necessarily thinking of th... Read full article


The Italian Job (1969)

By Beatrice on Apr 28, 2020 From Flickers in Time

The Italian Job Directed by Peter Collinson Written by Troy Kennedy Martin 1969/UK IMDb link First viewing/Criterion Channel This was a very fun caper flick, absolutely perfect for Lock Down. Charismatic Cockney criminal Charlie Coker (Michael Caine) is released from prison. ?He is immediately on th... Read full article


Um Golpe ? Italiana (1969) / The Italian Job (1969)

By L? on Mar 14, 2018 From Critica Retro

Um Golpe ? Italiana (1969) / The Italian Job (1969) Charlie Croker (Michael Caine) acaba de sair da cadeia e j? est? envolvido em um novo plano de roubo. Cabe a Charlie encontrar um novo “patrocinador” para o golpe, e isto n?o ? muito dif?cil: Mr. Bridger (Noel Coward), companh... Read full article


The Italian Job (1969, Peter Collinson)

on Aug 2, 2010 From The Stop Button

What a strange film. I’d never really heard of it, past the title, so… I didn’t know what to expect, but even if I’d known something about it, I doubt I could have expected it. Collinson is a fantastic Panavision director, so the Italian Job is always watchable, even through ... Read full article


Um Golpe ? Italiana (1969) / The Italian Job (1969)

By L? on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro

Um Golpe ? Italiana (1969) / The Italian Job (1969) Charlie Croker (Michael Caine) acaba de sair da cadeia e j? est? envolvido em um novo plano de roubo. Cabe a Charlie encontrar um novo “patrocinador” para o golpe, e isto n?o ? muito dif?cil: Mr. Bridger (Noel Coward), companh... Read full article


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Quotes from The Italian Job

Miss Peach: [Camp Freddy has one of Miss Peach's cats on his lap] I shouldn't let her do that, dear. Gives them ideas.


Charlie Croker: You wouldn't hit a man with no trousers on, would you?


Garage Manager: You must have shot an awful lot of tigers, sir.
Charlie Croker: Yes, I used a machine gun.


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Facts about The Italian Job

The screenplay originally was set in London and was to have been a TV show. However the scope of the production was too large for British TV at the time and so the script was purchased for the movie and the setting changed to Turin because it had the most extensive computer-controlled traffic monitoring system in Europe. However Milan had been the original location choice until the producers realized it would be impossible to get a shooting permit.
When the Minis are being driven onto the coach after the heist, director Collinson himself is standing at the doorway guiding the cars in.
At the time of making of the film, there was no ending, and it was left to the US studio to create one. The main crew and writer hated what they came up with so the 2nd unit was given the job of filming it.
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