The Italian Job

Director: Peter Collinson Peter Collinson

Overview

"The original version of The Italian Job gets the deluxe treatment on this DVD release from Paramount. The disc presents the film in a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by film producer Michael Deeley, and author of The Making of The Italian Job Matthew Field. Three behind-the-scenes featurettes, trailers, and a deleted scene round out his solid DVD."

Product Details

Release Date:	10/07/2003
UPC:	0097360505542
Original Release:	1969
Rating:	G
Source:	Paramount
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	7,212

Special Features

Closed Caption;Commentary by producer Michael Deeley and Matthew Field, author of "The Making of The Italian Job"; Three making-of documentaries; Deleted scene with commentary by Matthew Field; Theatrical trailer; Re-release trailer; Widescreen version enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs; Dolby Digital: English 5.1 Surround, Restored English Mono; English subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Noel Coward	Mr. Bridger
Benny Hill	Professor Simon Peach
Raf Vallone	Altabani
Tony Beckley	Freddie
Rossano Brazzi	Beckerman
Maggie Blye	Lorna(as Maggie Blye)
Irene Handl	Miss Peach
John Le Mesurier	Governor
Fred Emney	Birkinshaw
John Clive	Garage Manager
Graham Payn	Keats
Michael Standing	Arthur
Stanley Caine	Coco
Barry Cox	Chris
Harry Baird	Big William
George Innes	Bill Bailey
John Forgeham	Frank
Derek Ware	Rozzer
Frank Jarvis	Roger
David Salamone	Dominic
Franco Novelli	Altabani's Driver
Robert Rietty	Police Chief
Timothy Bateson	Dentist
David Kelly	Vicar,Prisoner in cell
Simon Dee	Shirtmaker
Valerie Leon	Actor
Henry McGee	Tailor
John Morris	Actor
Alastair Hunter	Warder in Prison Cinema

Technical Credits

Peter Collinson	Director
Stanley Baker	Producer
Michael Deeley	Producer
Pat Moore	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

The Italian Job is a quick, fun celebration of British ingenuity and wit. Its style is fast, gaudy, and hilarious; its players are clever, flippant, and rakish. Michael Caine's Croker is handsome, natty, and has a mischievous penchant for orgies, plotting, and international escapades. Caine gives Croker a cocksure panache that is skillfully matched by Noël Coward's command as the odd Mr. Bridger. Their scheme to steal gold bullion while distracting the police with a traffic jam proves excellent fodder for antics and car chases, allowing the film to end in the patriotic flair of the British flag as red, white, and blue Mini-coopers race through Italy, driving over buildings and waterfalls and into the Italian hillside. For this sequence, director Peter Collinson enlisted Quincy Jones and Beatles producer George Martin to create the pop anthem "Getta Bloomin' Move On" (more commonly known as "Self-preservation Society"), a tune that jokingly adds to the atmosphere of a "British Invasion." The Italian Job was a smash in Britain and abroad, and is remembered as an archetypal and influential British caper film; compare the last few frames of Guy Ritchie's modern hit Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels to the final moments of The Italian Job to find an homage to the earlier picture.