Synopsis
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 Jaguars, and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal a fortune in gold and escape in the chaos.
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Cast
- Michael CaineCharlie Croker
- Noël CowardMr. Bridger
- Benny HillProfessor Simon Peach
- Margaret BlyeLorna
- Raf ValloneAltabani
- Tony BeckleyCamp Freddie
- Rossano BrazziBeckerman
- Irene HandlMiss Peach
- John Le MesurierGovernor
- Fred EmneyBirkinshaw
Recommendations
- 100
Empire
As a metaphor for England at the dawn of the 70s, The Italian Job is a hard one to top. - 100
The Telegraph
As the Mini Coopers rock from side to side along a sewage tunnel, with £4 million in gold bullion in their boots and Quincy Jones's infectious score swinging away in the background, ask yourself this: is there a film - certainly a British film - that delivers a greater infusion of pure joy than The Italian Job? - 83
The A.V. Club
As a comic heist film, The Italian Job is diverting, though slight. As a feature-length advertisement for the MINI Cooper, however, it's an unqualified triumph. - 80
Time Out
The quintessential British caper film of the 1960s, The Italian Job is a flashy, fast romp that chases a team of career criminals throughout one of the biggest international gold heists in history. - 80
The Guardian
The brio and ambition of The Italian Job can’t be doubted and Caine has enormous charisma. - 75
Slant Magazine
The Italian Job isn’t the first movie to take car chases into strange and new environments, but it sure is creative. - 70
Variety
The cast does its stuff to good effect. Coward, as the highly patriotic, business-like master crook, brings all his imperturbable sense of irony and comedy to his role. - 50
Time
Like most criminals, however, the creators expend all their energies on the heist and not nearly enough building their characters.
