The Italian Job

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DVD Features:

Widescreen
Closed-Captioned
Director Commentary
Documentary
Original Theatrical Trailer
Trailers
Rated: G
Closed captioning available
Run Time: 1 hours, 39 minutes
Video: Color
Released: October 7, 2003
Originally Released: 1969
Label: Paramount
Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
Packaging: Keep Case
Collectors Edition
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:

Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Dolby Surround - English

Additional Release Material:

Deleted Scenes with Commentary
Audio Commentary: Michael Deeley - Producer, Matthew Field - Author
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Re-Release Trailer
Featurette:

THE GREAT IDEA: ORIGINS OF THE ITALIAN JOB
THE SELF-PRESERVATION SOCIETY
GETTA BLOOMIN' MOVE ON

Interactive Features:

Interactive Menus
Scene Access

Performers, Cast and Crew:

Starring		Michael Caine, Noël Coward & Benny Hill
Performer:		Margaret Blye, Rossano Brazzi, Tony Beckley, Raf Vallone & Renato Romano
Directed by		Peter Collinson
Screenwriting by		Troy Kennedy-Martin
Composition by		Quincy Jones
Produced by		Michael Deeley
Director of Photography:		Douglas Slocombe

Entertainment Reviews:

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Entertainment Weekly

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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Feb 10, 2005

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May 30, 2005

Total Film

Oct 1, 1999

Empire Magazine

Mar 5, 2008

Description by OLDIES.com:

Forget about the straight and narrow. Clever con Charlie Croker (Michael Caine) intends to go straight to the bank. Fresh from the slammer, he begins work on a heist that will either set him up for life--or send him up forever. Croker and his unruly lot of thieves take on the mob, the police and the gridlcked traffic of Turin to rob a heavily armed shipment of gold bullion in The Italian Job. Entertainment legend Noel Coward (in his last film role) costars in this open-throttle caper as criminal mastermind Bridger. And Benny Hill, Raf Vallone and Rossano Brazzi add to the story's fun and suspense as it zips from plan to robbery to escape to an ending that's a cliffhanger in every sense of the word! Hold on tight!

Product Description:

Peter Collinson's 1969 caper film made an immediate impact with audiences craving a faster paced and higher octane film. A box-office hit that held audiences breathless, THE ITALIAN JOB would influence action movies for years to come with its thrilling car chases, explosive pyrotechnics, and smash-em-up sensibility.

Before being murdered by the Mafia, criminal genius Robert Beckerman (Rossano Brazzi in a cameo role) masterminds a plan to steal $4 million worth of gold bullion from an armored car in Turin, Italy. The ambitious heist is taken over by Beckerman's friend and smalltime crook Charlie Croker (Michael Caine), who organizes a motley group of thieves bankrolled by jailed kingpin Mr. Bridger (Noel Coward). To pull off the plan, the gang must tie up traffic in the center of the city to divert attention from the robbery, block police pursuit, and ultimately make off with their booty undetected. The caper leads to one of the most exciting car chases ever filmed, featuring a bus, a couple of Jaguars, and a trio of brightly colored Mini Coopers careening through the streets, buildings, and highways of northern Italy and winding up in a breathtaking final cliffhanger that is simply unforgettable.

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Production Notes:

Theatrical release: September 3, 1969.
Shot in Italy, Ireland, England and Isleworth Studios in London.
Director Peter Collinson originally met Noel Coward when the actor/writer visited the orphanage where Collinson grew up. Coward would eventually give Collinson his first break in the film industry.
The eccentricity of having the character of Professor Peach obsess over obese women was added during filming, in part due to the casting of British comedian Benny Hill in the role. Screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin was greatly disappointed with the change.
The film was remade in 2003, starring Mark Wahlberg and Edward Norton.