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Actors: Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Italian Job |
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In Venice, Italy career criminal Charlie Croker his partner in crime, John Bridger the safecracker, and four other masterminds conceive a plan that is so flawless it leaves the six of them $35 million dollars richer in gold bars.
In shock, none of them could believe a double-crosser could escape with all the gold. With Stella, a professional safecracker joining the gang, they follow the backstabber back to California where their new scheme is to steal back the gold and take revenge on the traitor. The surviving team members are the main mastermind and career thief, Charlie; computer genius, Lyle; wheelman, Handsome Rob; explosives expert, Left-Ear; inside man, Steve and safecracker, Stella.
--Minnie, Resident Scholar
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Charlie Croker (Caine), fresh out of a British prison, designs a caper to steal $4 million in gold being transferred from China to Italy. The team will create a traffic jam in the streets of Turin and escape in Mini Coopers. Caine is winsomely charming, Noel Coward has a cute cameo as the imprisoned crime boss who finances the job, but the real star of this show is the chase scene -- through streets, over rooftops, inside sewers, and into the truck. This 1969 production also has a nifty ending that leaves everybody hanging ... literally.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Charlie (Caine) leaves prison and bands together a group of criminals to steal gold bullion from Italy. They use three Mini Coopers for the get away cars and flee from both the police and the Mafia.
--Kate, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Italian Job |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals stealing from other criminals
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
- England/UK
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 1
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 3 (some)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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