A question for those who know The Italian Job(1969) very well?
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A question for those who know The Italian Job(1969) very well?
I just purchased the region 1 Italian Job(1969) and I am sure there is a scene missing or has been shortened..
There is a scene right after Noel coward utters the words 'Everyone is bent'( you see Michael Caine's character and Tony Beckley's talking to an old lady and both are sitting with a cat in their hands) the next sentence is uttered by her alongs the lines of 'his not with us any more'.
As I can recollect I am sure I have seen the film in the past where they go to her house and and then they sit down and start chatting and I am sure there was a build up to the humerous interplay betwen them.
I maybe wrong but it all seems so sudden how the next frame with the three of them begins as it seems sort of half way into the conversation.
Can anyone correct me or is there anyone that owns the region 2 dvd and shed any light on this and take this doubt of my back.
There is a scene right after Noel coward utters the words 'Everyone is bent'( you see Michael Caine's character and Tony Beckley's talking to an old lady and both are sitting with a cat in their hands) the next sentence is uttered by her alongs the lines of 'his not with us any more'.
As I can recollect I am sure I have seen the film in the past where they go to her house and and then they sit down and start chatting and I am sure there was a build up to the humerous interplay betwen them.
I maybe wrong but it all seems so sudden how the next frame with the three of them begins as it seems sort of half way into the conversation.
Can anyone correct me or is there anyone that owns the region 2 dvd and shed any light on this and take this doubt of my back.
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It's the exact same in the R2 version. The only deleted scene on the R2 is the "Blue Danube" scene, and they used almost everything filmed apparently, so I doubt anything was cut. I presume they just assumed audiences would understand that Charlie and Camp Freddie had started on the job, and started looking for Prof. Peach.
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I was about to agree with you, but then I checked my vhs tape.
In both the tape and the R1 dvd release that scene is 1 minute 50 seconds long(from Noel Coward's "bent" until the professor is on screen).
I don't remember whether that scene was diffeent or the same in the theater release.
In both the tape and the R1 dvd release that scene is 1 minute 50 seconds long(from Noel Coward's "bent" until the professor is on screen).
I don't remember whether that scene was diffeent or the same in the theater release.
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If a thread is as clearly titled as "A question for those who know The Italian Job (1969) very well?", and someone who doesn't want to be spoiled on the movie clicks on it, then I think he deserves whatever's coming to him.
Moving to Movie Talk.
Moving to Movie Talk.
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Re: A question for those who know The Italian Job(1969) very well?
As Shiv Shankly rightly pointed out, the Region 2 DVD is exactly the same. I checked it out.
Mr. Bridger says, "Camp Freddie, everybody in the world is bent." Then the scene cuts directly to Miss Peach talking to Charlie Croker and Camp Freddie, saying, "Yes. Well, my brother's no longer with us, I'm afraid."
Although I've never seen this movie theatrically (it was released before I was born), it seems unlikely that anything was cut. The film moves along at a pretty nice clip, and that moment is a fairly common transition device, advancing to the next scene in medias res, with Croker and Freddie already seated with the cats on their laps. I'd say it adds to the comedic effect.
Mr. Bridger says, "Camp Freddie, everybody in the world is bent." Then the scene cuts directly to Miss Peach talking to Charlie Croker and Camp Freddie, saying, "Yes. Well, my brother's no longer with us, I'm afraid."
Although I've never seen this movie theatrically (it was released before I was born), it seems unlikely that anything was cut. The film moves along at a pretty nice clip, and that moment is a fairly common transition device, advancing to the next scene in medias res, with Croker and Freddie already seated with the cats on their laps. I'd say it adds to the comedic effect.