The Italian Job hanging off this corner in the climatic ending. Roger Beckermann's orange Lamborghini Miura in the opening scene is actually two cars. The first was a Miura P400 that was sold as new afterwards. In 2015 it was found and verified, and now belongs to Cheshire Classic Cars. The car tumbled down the chasm by the Mafia bulldozer was another Miura that had been in a serious accident and was not roadworthy. According to the director's commentary on the DVD, despite the publicity the film would give to the Mini, the car's maker, BMC, only provided a token fleet of Minis
The Italian Job a Bloomin' Move On" (AKA "The Self Preservation Society"), was performed by the cast and had lyrics featuring Cockney Rhyming Slang. Many incidental themes are based on British patriotic songs, such as "Rule, Britannia!", "The British Grenadiers" and "God Save the Queen". The film opened at the Plaza Cinema in London on 5th June 1969. The film has received generally positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 85% and an average rating of 7.3/10, based on 26 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, ""The Italian Job" is a wildly fun romp that epitomizes the height of