The Italian Job

The Italian Job Soundtrack

The Italian Job is a 1969 British comedy caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter Collinson. Subsequent television showings and releases on video have made it well known in the United Kingdom. Its soundtrack was composed by Quincy Jones, and includes "On Days Like These" sung by Matt Monro over the opening credits, and "Getta Bloomin' Move On" (usually referred to as "The Self-Preservation Society", after its chorus) during the climactic car chase. Lead actor Michael Caine is among its singers. In 1999, it was ranked #36 on the BFI Top 100 British films by the British Film Institute. In November 2004, Total Film named The Italian Job the 27th greatest British film of all time. The line "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" by Caine was voted favourite film one-liner in a 2003 poll of 1,000 film fans. The popularity of the film has led to parodies and allusions in other films and productions, including a 2003 remake and inspired a charity event that has taken place annually since 1990 and involves Minis and other vehicles featured in the original film, driving from the UK to northern Italy and back, visiting Grand Prix circuits, historic Italian cities and the locations in Turin featured in the film, while fundraising for children's charities. The event has raised nearly £2,600,000 so far.

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Jason Statham
Production: Paramount Pictures
  8 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
73%
PG-13
Year:
2003
111
£105,996,316
Website
10,355 Views
#SongDuration
1Opening Titles2:05
2The Italian Job1:48
3The Devil Inside1:52
4Bitter Suite1:59
5Golden4:05

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