The Italian Job

• Michael Caine: Charlie Croker
• Noël Coward: Mr. Bridger
• Benny Hill: Professor Simon Peach
• Rossano Brazzi: Roger Beckerman
• Tony Beckley: "Camp " Freddie
• Margaret Blye: Lorna
• Irene Handl: Miss Peach

Charlie million from dust ( The Italian Job ) is a British comedy, which was directed by Peter Collinson in 1969.

Action

After his release from prison, the master thief Charlie Croker plans with the help of the aging rogue Bridger a gold robbery in Turin. In the implementation of both the Italian police and the local Mafia are to be performed by a spectacular traffic chaos astray. Finally, in minis and prepared with the help of a computer expert, it is possible the gang to escape.

With a bus they flee over the Alps and are already celebrating their victory, as the vehicle comes off by a mistake of the road. The rear of the bus, which is also the gold, hanging over the abyss, and the troops tried by skillfully balancing to get the gold bars. But the closer Charlie crawls to the gold bars, the further they slide rearward. Finally, he turns around and shouts: "Guys, stay calm so are, I have a great idea! ". This Cliffhanger the film ends.

Reviews

• " Although we hardly known is The Italian Job ' in England, a cult film. Not only the loose action makes him, but also the iconic flight vehicles - three mini Cooper - are all important. Actually, a 33 year old tip " - DVDBoard.de

• " British understatement in its pure form this classic starring Michael Caine in the role of the legendary gangster Charlie Croker, who wrote with his Mini -Cooper - chase film history. Over the planning of, Italian Job ', which occupies about two-thirds of the film, a dozen characters are introduced around until it comes to a spectacular and stunning comic coup and hunting with small fast cars on roofs, stairs and through Italian streets. " - Video Week

• " [ ... ] Good voltage and action cinema with a spectacular finale, but psychologically little voices. " ( Rating: above average) - Lexicon " Movies on TV "

• " A criminal redundant English bank robber leads to plans of a murdered by the mafia crooks strategists in Turin from a gold robbery, triggering traffic chaos in the city. Entertaining, richly allusive detective satire with a sense of self-mockery. "- Encyclopedia of the International film

• " Directed with verve movie is for adults not a disappointing entertainment, for young people due to lack of distancing possibilities concerns mounted. " Protestant movie watchers, critics No. 388/1969

Awards

1970 The Italian Job for Best Foreign Language Film was nominated for a Golden Globe.

In 2004 the film was selected film at number 27 of the best British films of all time in a poll of the film magazine Total.

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• A planned sequel should, in addition to the rescue of the gang by the Mafia, show a re- competition for the stolen gold. Since, however, received only little attention to the film in the U.S., Paramount Pictures refused possible sequels strictly. Michael Caine attributed this to lack of advertising and a poor marketing.
• A large part of the escape scene in Turin later became " The Thief of Budapest " used in cutouts for the MacGyver episode.
• The traffic chaos in the center of Turin was deliberately provoked, because Asked scene would have been too expensive due to high traffic.
• Under the title The Italian Job - hunting million was released in 2003, a remake starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron and Donald Sutherland, but its content is very different from the original.
• In August 2004, a Limited Edition DVD box was released, which includes this original and the remake.
• The Italian Job is also available as video and computer game based on the original 1969, available. It was released in 2001 for PAL -based PlayStation, and released in North America on PlayStation and as a computer game for Microsoft Windows 2002. The game features a story mode for film and a multiplayer mode where the player travels through different areas of London and Turin. The player can drive around freely within a sandbox mode, selecting from a range of cars such as the famous Mini.