The Italian Job

(1969) dir Peter Collinson w/Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley [99 min; DCP]

A superbly crafted comedy caper film, THE ITALIAN JOB pits Michael Caine’s Charlie Croker against the Italian mob in a bid to steal millions of dollars worth of gold and avenge the death of a friend. Featuring one of the most famous heists in cinema history – with the thieves escaping through the traffic clogged streets of Turin in a trio of Mini Cooper cars – THE ITALIAN JOB is so entertaining, it might be criminal.