Is The Italian Job based on a true story?

Sommario:

1. Is The Italian Job based on a true story?
2. Is The Italian Job a remake?
3. Is there an Italian Job 2 movie?
4. What is the movie The Italian Job about?
5. Is Italian Job funny?
6. Did they really destroy the cars in the Italian Job?
7. Why is there no Italian Job 2?
8. Is The Italian Job funny?
9. What cars were used in The Italian Job?
10. What age is The Italian Job?
11. Did they really destroy a Lamborghini in The Italian Job?
12. Do any of The Italian Job Minis still exist?
13. What is the ending of The Italian Job?
14. Do they lose the gold in Italian Job?
15. What happens at the end of Italian Job?
16. What cars were used in the Italian Job?
17. Did they really destroy cars in The Italian Job?
18. What happens at end of Italian Job?
19. What cars were used in the original Italian Job?
20. Did they really destroy the Aston Martin in The Italian Job?

Is The Italian Job based on a true story?

Real-life Italian Job: Thieves snatch £30million in gold from depot in rural Tuscany. Police are hunting a gang of thieves who carried out an Italian Job style heist by locking down an entire village to steal more than £3million worth of gold. The spectacular operation is already being dubbed the crime of the century.

Is The Italian Job a remake?

An American remake of the 1969 British film, the plot follows a motley crew of thieves who plan to steal gold from a former associate who double-crossed them. ... Distributed by Paramount Pictures, The Italian Job was theatrically released in the United States on , and grossed over $176 million worldwide.

Is there an Italian Job 2 movie?

While The Italian Job was a hit, given the amount of time that's passed since its release it's now very unlikely a sequel will happen. Wahlberg, Theron, and Statham have all moved on to bigger projects and a remake is more likely at this point than a direct follow-up.

What is the movie The Italian Job about?

Charlie è il capo di una banda di rapinatori che è riuscita a rubare un'ingente quantità d'oro da un palazzo a Venezia. Qualcuno della banda però sta cercando di impossessarsi di tutto il bottino.The Italian Job / Sinossi del film

Is Italian Job funny?

Besides being a very good comedy caper film, "The Italian Job" (1969) is one heck of a satire of the British penal system. Every scene back at the prison with Mr. Bridger is hilarious. This is the funniest and best mockery portrayal of a big time criminal living the life of royalty in a prison.

Did they really destroy the cars in the Italian Job?

It's a beautiful car, beautifully shot, in a beautiful location. The scene does come to an abrupt end, however, as the car winds up destroyed due to a nefariously placed piece of heavy machinery. Thankfully, the car wasn't really destroyed. The filmmakers weren't daft enough to destroy an actual Miura.

Why is there no Italian Job 2?

The follow-up movie was never filmed, however. ... It is believed that the lack of sequel to The Italian Job was because of its poor reviews and performance in the US. However, Deeley said that this bad performance was partly because of a poster used to advertise the movie across the Atlantic.

Is The Italian Job funny?

Besides being a very good comedy caper film, "The Italian Job" (1969) is one heck of a satire of the British penal system. Every scene back at the prison with Mr. Bridger is hilarious. This is the funniest and best mockery portrayal of a big time criminal living the life of royalty in a prison.

What cars were used in The Italian Job?

CARS:

• 1967 Austin Mini Cooper S.
• 1962 Aston Martin DB4.
• 1964 Bedford bus, 1963.
• Alfa Romeo Giulia TI.
• 19 coupe.
• 1950 Moto Guzzi Falcone.
• 1959 Ford Thames van.
• 1967 Lamborghini Miura.

What age is The Italian Job?

PG-13 The MPAA rated The Italian Job PG-13 for violence and some language.

Did they really destroy a Lamborghini in The Italian Job?

Thankfully, the car wasn't really destroyed. ... It's finished in Arancio Miura and features white leather seats, though the car in the movie had black seats. Paramount Pictures, which produced The Italian Job, approached Lamborghini prior to filming and discovered that the firm had an orange Miura that was badly damaged.

Do any of The Italian Job Minis still exist?

Only the Jaguar and the coach used in the film are known to exist still. However, replicas of the distinctive red, white and blue Minis, such as those belonging to the Davies family of Coventry are used to help NSPCC fund-raising in an event suitably named The Italian Job, of which Michael Caine is patron.

What is the ending of The Italian Job?

The 1969 heist film ends with the robbers' gold-laden bus teetering over the edge of an Alpine road, with their loot — and their lives — in doubt. On Friday the Royal Society of Chemistry offered fans a little closure, announcing the winner of a competition to find a scientific solution to their predicament.

Do they lose the gold in Italian Job?

Caine's idea is flawed in only one respect, in that it saves the gang but dumps the gold. By contrast, Godwin's more complicated, nuanced approach ensures that the bank robbers are able to escape the coach while still keeping the loot – an ingenious plan that won him the prize of a three-night stay in Turin.

What happens at the end of Italian Job?

The 1969 heist film ends with the robbers' gold-laden bus teetering over the edge of an Alpine road, with their loot — and their lives — in doubt. ... The bus seesaws precariously, with the men gathered at the front and the gold weighing down the back, which is hanging over the cliff.

What cars were used in the Italian Job?

CARS:

• 1967 Austin Mini Cooper S.
• 1962 Aston Martin DB4.
• 1964 Bedford bus, 1963.
• Alfa Romeo Giulia TI.
• 19 coupe.
• 1950 Moto Guzzi Falcone.
• 1959 Ford Thames van.
• 1967 Lamborghini Miura.

Did they really destroy cars in The Italian Job?

It's a beautiful car, beautifully shot, in a beautiful location. The scene does come to an abrupt end, however, as the car winds up destroyed due to a nefariously placed piece of heavy machinery. Thankfully, the car wasn't really destroyed. The filmmakers weren't daft enough to destroy an actual Miura.

What happens at end of Italian Job?

The 1969 heist film ends with the robbers' gold-laden bus teetering over the edge of an Alpine road, with their loot — and their lives — in doubt. ... The bus seesaws precariously, with the men gathered at the front and the gold weighing down the back, which is hanging over the cliff.

What cars were used in the original Italian Job?

CARS:

• 1967 Austin Mini Cooper S.
• 1962 Aston Martin DB4.
• 1964 Bedford bus, 1963.
• Alfa Romeo Giulia TI.
• 19 coupe.
• 1950 Moto Guzzi Falcone.
• 1959 Ford Thames van.
• 1967 Lamborghini Miura.

Did they really destroy the Aston Martin in The Italian Job?

The silver Aston Martin DB4 thrown off the cliff by a Mafia bulldozer was a fake car. The red Jaguar E-Type (smashed up in the same scene) was restored in the 1990s and featured in a UK classic car magazine.