The Italian Job Film Movie Tie-In Edition 

Novelization by Kenneth Wlaschin

Based on the Screenplay by Troy Kennedy Martin

Published by Signet / New American Library

1969 First Printing Vintage Mass Market Paperback

VG+ Excellent Condition. The book is clean, faint crease marks down the spine, front and rear covers attached, secure binding, unmarked, no writing, no highlighting, crisp inner pages, no inner cover fading, no stains, no ripped pages, no edge chipping, no corner folds, no creased pages, no crease marks, no remainder marks, no price stickers, not ex-library. Some very light surface and general wear from age, use, storage and handling. 

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The Italian Job  is a 1969 British  comedy  caper film  written by  Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by  Michael Deeley, directed by  Peter Collinson, and starring  Michael Caine. The film's plot centres on Cockney criminal Charlie Croker, recently released from prison, who forms a gang for the job of stealing a cache of  gold bullion  being transported through the city of  Turin,  Italy, in an armoured security truck. In addition to Caine, the cast also included  Benny Hill,  Raf Vallone,  Tony Beckley  and  Noël Coward; the film was Coward's last before his retirement from acting. The soundtrack was composed by  Quincy Jones, featuring the songs "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, which featured Caine among its singers. The film proved a success upon its release, earning critical acclaim amongst critics for the performances by Caine and Coward, the film's reflection of British culture from the period, and the climactic car chase. It became a cult symbol of British filmography and was ranked favourably in the top 100 British films by the  British Film Institute. Several elements became symbolic cult features, including a rare never-resolved  cliffhanger  ending,  and Caine's famous line "you were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off". The popularity of  The Italian Job  led to several parodies and allusions in other films and productions, including the 2005 episode of  The Simpsons  titled "The Italian Bob", and a re-enactment of the  Mini Cooper  car-chase in the  MacGyver  episode "Thief of Budapest". The film itself was later given a  video game adaptation  in 2001, before receiving  a remake  in 2003. A charity event titled  The Italian Job, founded in 1990 and held annually, was inspired by the film; as of 2020, it had raised nearly £3,000,000. Marking the 50th anniversary of the film in June 2019, stunt drivers in red, white and blue Coopers recreated parts of the film's car-chase around Turin at the grounds of Mini's Oxford factory.