Factual error: While Bridger is watching the film of the Mafia boss following Beckerman he signals for the film to be stopped so he can look at the close up shot of the man. He is watching a 16mm film shown through a bog standard projector - stop a film like that for more than two seconds without closing down the projector shutter (this doesn't happen - if it did the screen would darken instantly) and it will melt and catch fire. This doesn't happen.
The Italian Job (1969)
Plot summary
Directed by: Peter Collinson
Starring: Michael Caine, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Noel Coward
A bunch of men plan to pull off a daring heist in Italy to take a load of gold. However everything doesn't go to plan with the mafia breathing down their neck.
More mistakes in The Italian Job
Charlie Croker: You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!
Trivia: The radio operator in the gang is actually Michael Caine's brother in real life.
Question: What happened at the end? How did they get out of that fix?
Answer: Michael Caine himself once suggested in an interview that all they had to do was wait until the bus, the engine of which was still running, ran out of fuel. The fuel tank was at the rear of the bus, hanging over the cliff and so adding weight at that end. As it emptied, the balance would shift to the front and they would be able to move the gold forward. How they could then get it off the bus, or transport it from the roadside is another matter.
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Answer: We may never know. The ending was originally a set-up for a sequel, but the sequel never materialized.
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