The Italian Job (Movie - 1969) | ODD JOB Caine (left) with his gang
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ODD JOB Caine (left) with his gang

The Italian Job

(1969)

''The Italian Job'': Why it's a great heist movie

THE SETUP Charlie (Michael Caine), freshly released from prison, gets funding from a faiBOLD underworld boss (Noel Coward) and enlists help from a gang that includes a computer whiz (Benny Hill).

THE JOB Stealing $4 million in gold that's being transported to Italy from China.

THE CATCH To make his plan work, Charlie needs to bring traffic to a standstill in the populous city of Turin.

DOES CRIME PAY? In a big way. So big in fact that The Italian Job was remade in 2003 with Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron. The new version scored more than a $100 million at the box office, and both films must have boosted sales figures for the makers of Mini-Coopers — which play a prominent role as zippy getaway cars.

EW GRADE B+ (Read the review)

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