Retro Streaming Movie Adventures: The Italian Job (1969)

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Michael Caine and Noel Coward looking eye to eye in The Italian Job. Only the middle thirds of their heads are visible.
Graphic of Michael Caine in The Italian Job. He is shown in shades of yellow and gold. The background is red and magenta.

My second old school heist movie in a week. This one’s a lot lighter than The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Cracking good fun!

Things I learned:

  • Noel Coward could play a convincing crime boss.
  • Benny Hill used to actually act, and was pretty good at it.
  • Benny Hill could play a convincing sex pest. Wait, I knew that one.

The whole movie is about stealing gold, so this seemed like a natural pairing.

A poster for The Italian Job parodying the poster for Goldfinger.
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