a 2003 American heist action film directed by F. Gary Gray and starring an ensemble cast consisting of Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def, and Donald Sutherland

The Italian Job is a 2003 American heist action film directed by F. Gary Gray and starring an ensemble cast consisting of Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def, and Donald Sutherland.

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The Italian Job is one of those movies that you are unlikely to have heard of despite being familiar with the heist genre.

a 1969 British caper film, , written by Troy Kennedy Martinproduced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter Collinson

The Italian Job is a 1969 British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter Collinson.

a classic British caper familiar to everyone who’s grown up in the UK

The Italian Job is a classic British caper familiar to everyone who’s grown up in the UK, so often has it been shown on telly and so embedded in British culture is the iconography of the red, white and blue Minis, the chase through Turin, only being supposed to blow the bloody doors off, and of course, the cliffhanger.

an American action thriller starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, and a trio of red, white, and blue MINI Coopers

Released in 2003, The Italian Job is an American action thriller starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, and a trio of red, white, and blue MINI Coopers.

a British caper crime film about a bunch of English criminals who plan a heist in in Turin to steal the Italian car maker Fiat’s payroll

The Italian Job is a British caper crime film about a bunch of English criminals who plan a heist in in Turin to steal the Italian car maker Fiat’s payroll.

a classic British crime comedy film , released in 1969directed by Peter Collinson and starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward, and Benny Hill

The Italian Job is a classic British crime comedy film released in 1969, directed by Peter Collinson and starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward, and Benny Hill.