Where They Went

The Italian Job (1969)

Directed by Peter Collinson

Fresh out of a British prison, a cockney thief takes over a dead friend's plan to snatch a gold shipment in Turin by jamming the city's traffic, then leads three Minis and a coach back over the Alps.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Mountain road and tunnel
    Italian Alps (Aosta Valley)
    ≈ 00:00:00
    Inferred

    Beckerman drives his sports car through an Alpine pass and is killed by the Mafia.

  2. 2Prison gates
    London, England
    ≈ 00:04:00
    Inferred

    Charlie Croker walks out of prison at the end of his sentence.

  3. 3London, England
    ≈ 00:06:00
    Inferred

    Charlie reunites with Lorna, gets Beckerman's heist plans from his widow and starts recruiting a crew including computer expert Peach.

  4. 4Mr Bridger's prison
    London, England
    ≈ 00:22:00
    Inferred

    Charlie sneaks back into prison to win the backing of crime boss Mr Bridger.

  5. 5Alpine road into Italy
    Italian Alps (Aosta Valley)
    ≈ 00:45:00
    Inferred

    Driving into Italy in separate groups, the crew loses its back-up cars to Altabani's Mafia men.

  6. 6Traffic control centre
    Turin, Italy
    ≈ 00:55:00
    Stated on screen

    At night Peach swaps the reel in the traffic computer so Turin will jam on the day of the job.

  7. 7Gold convoy and Mini chase
    Turin, Italy
    ≈ 01:08:00
    Stated on screen
  8. 8Mr Bridger's prison
    London, England
    ≈ 01:29:00
    Inferred
  9. 9Coach on a mountain road
    Italian Alps (Aosta Valley)
    ≈ 01:31:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
1,925 km
Places
3
Countries
2
Stops
9
  • Car: 1,762 km
  • Not shown: 81 km
  • Bus: 81 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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