APR 26 · FILMS TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
The Italian Job (1969)
A film by Peter Collinson
w/ Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill
Rated G
1hr 36min
Fresh out of prison, Charlie Croker takes over a plan for a massive gold heist in Turin, Italy, involving three Mini Coopers and a massive traffic jam. With the help of a criminal mastermind still behind bars, Croker assembles a team to pull off the daring job right under the noses of the Italian police and the Mafia. The film is famous for its stylized car chases and its iconic, literal cliffhanger ending.
It's a mightily popular movie, helped immeasurably by the now-iconic status of Caine, the soundtrack from Quincy Jones, the editing by John Trumper, and the marvellous Coward, who masterminds the whole wheeze from his prison cell.
Tony Sloman
Radio Times
APR 26 · FILMS TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
The Italian Job (1969)
A film by Peter Collinson
w/ Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill
Rated G
1hr 36min
Fresh out of prison, Charlie Croker takes over a plan for a massive gold heist in Turin, Italy, involving three Mini Coopers and a massive traffic jam. With the help of a criminal mastermind still behind bars, Croker assembles a team to pull off the daring job right under the noses of the Italian police and the Mafia. The film is famous for its stylized car chases and its iconic, literal cliffhanger ending.
It's a mightily popular movie, helped immeasurably by the now-iconic status of Caine, the soundtrack from Quincy Jones, the editing by John Trumper, and the marvellous Coward, who masterminds the whole wheeze from his prison cell.
Tony Sloman
Radio Times
