AMANPOUR: One of the most chilling passages about your childhood is when you were sort of farmed out once the war broke out and many people were farmed out, right? Field, Matthew (2019). The Self Preservation Society: 50 Years of The Italian Job. Porter Press International. ISBN 978-1907085864. OCLC 1099316716.

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Paterson, Michael (10 March 2003). "Caine takes top billing for the greatest one-liner on screen". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017 . Retrieved 8 February 2009. The film opened at the Plaza Cinema in London on 5 June 1969. [1] Reception [ edit ] Poster for the American release, whose mediocre success was blamed partly on its perceived unattractive and misleading promotion I'd been looking forward to this one for a while, and deliberately chose the audio version, as I figured listening to the actor himself tell his story was the best way to experience it. It is very clear though, that Caine may be a great actor, but he doesn't have much experience reading aloud. It is at times a little flat, stilted, and there are odd inflections where he obviously thinks he's coming to the end of a sentence but isn't. To be fair, I'm sure most narrators have episodes like these, but usually the editing is better and another take of the sentence in question is done to fix it. Either way, it was far from the worst narration I've heard, so not worth discounting on that front. The author's youthfulness helps to assure the inevitable comparison with the Anne Frank diary although over and above the sphere of suffering shared, and in this case extended to the death march itself, there is no spiritual or emotional legacy here to offset any reader reluctance. The Italian Job". The Italian Job. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020 . Retrieved 22 July 2020.At last Michael Caine reveals ending to the Italian Job". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019 . Retrieved 1 September 2019. A British icon, hugely respected, knighted in 1992, with a load of nominations and awards, it is all the more impressive given he was destined to follow his father into fish mongering after his early life in Elephant and Castle in Southwark. He is a dedicated family man - buying his mother and brother houses with some of his earliest windfall earnings. This book, like the author himself is charming and considered. It is essentially Michael Caine's advice or lessons in life, based on his own career as an actor. While this would align perfectly if the reader is an actor (or aspiring actor), it is not to say it is not comparable for life in general. November 2004: Issue 95". Total Film. Future Publishing. Archived from the original on 29 March 2006 . Retrieved 29 May 2006.

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Press Office (20 October 2008). " "Italian Job" cliff-hanger solution sought". Royal Society of Chemistry. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012 . Retrieved 11 July 2018. London 2012 Olympic Games end with a party". Channel 4 News. Channel 4. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012 . Retrieved 13 August 2012.Now in his 85th year, Hollywood legend Michael Caine shares wisdom and stories from his remarkable career in this "engrossing" memoir that "shines with positive energy" ( Library Journal, starred review).

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CAINE: Yes, we’ve had loads of fish. He was quite well paid as a fish market porter but he was a gambler. So we never had a lot of money. Since 2000, there have been two remakes of the film. The first was released in 2003 and also called The Italian Job, set in Los Angeles and starring Mark Wahlberg as Charlie Croker. It features Donald Sutherland as John Bridger, played as more of a father figure to Croker. It employs the updated Mini Cooper for a chase towards the end. An official Bollywood remake of the 2003 film, called Players, was released in 2012. [35] The artwork Hang On A Minute Lads, I've Got A Great Idea by Richard Wilson on the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England. In 1999, it was ranked No. 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. [28] In 2011, it was voted the best British film in a poll of film fans conducted by Sky Movies HD. [29] 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. [30] One of the most discussed end scenes in film, what happened to the coachload of gold teetering over the edge of a cliff, has been debated in the decades since the film was released. [31] [32]Huggins, Nik (15 May 2009). "The Italian Job (1969)". Future Movies. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013 . Retrieved 11 July 2018. The Italian Job". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020 . Retrieved 11 July 2018. You are, Caine reminds us, always performing - yet he can say this as a basic rule without the reader ever doubting his sincerity and authenticity Michael comes across as a hard-working, decent chap who feels grateful to have had such good fortune in his career and with his family. I was looking for something pleasant and this was a perfect audiobook for that.