The quintessential British caper film of the 1960s, The Italian Job is a
flashy, fast romp that chases a team of career criminals throughout one
of the biggest international gold heists in history. Michael Caine is
Charlie Croker, a stylish robber and skirt-chaser just out of British
prison. Shunning rehabilitation for recidivism, Croker takes over "The
Italian Job," a complicated plan to hijack gold bullion from Italy -
right from underneath the noses of the Italian Police and the Mafia. The
job, whose original mastermind was murdered, clearly requires the
sponsorship of a richer, more established criminal than Croker. He turns
to the auspices of the eccentric Mr. Bridger (Noël Coward in his last
film role), a suave, regal, incarcerated English crime boss with a
peculiar fascination with the Queen. Bridger provides Croker with a
quirky group of Britain's most infamous computer hackers (including a
lascivious Benny Hill), bank robbers, hijackers, and getaway drivers - the ex-con is soon well on his way to relieving Italy of the gold.
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