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* DeletedScene: Part of the final CarChase took place on an ice rink, with the cars gliding past each other to the accompaniment of Music/JohannStrauss' "The Blue Danube". The scene was cut for timing reasons.
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* CreatorBacklash: Michael Caine was not fond of the film's US poster (see main page), and thought it mislead viewers into assuming the film to be some sort of gritty Mafioso flick. He blamed it for the film's underperformance there.
* DeletedScene: Part of the final CarChase took place on an ice rink, with the cars gliding past each other to the accompaniment of Music/JohannStrauss' "The Blue Danube". The scene was cut for timingreasons.reasons, and was apparently filmed without the director's knowledge.
* DeletedScene: Part of the final CarChase took place on an ice rink, with the cars gliding past each other to the accompaniment of Music/JohannStrauss' "The Blue Danube". The scene was cut for timing
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* UncreditedRole: Creator/ValerieLeon as the Royal Lancaster receptionist.
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** Creator/FrankKelly as a prison officer.
** Creator/ValerieLeon as the Royal Lancaster
** Creator/FrankKelly as a prison officer.
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* ReferencedBy: ''Film/StTrinians'' also has a massive explosion that leads to the reprimand "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"
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** ''Film/StTrinians'' also has a massive explosion that leads to the reprimand "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doorsoff!"off!"
** "The Self-Preservation Society" and "The Bloody Doors Off" are episode titles of ''Series/TheBoys2019''.
** ''Film/StTrinians'' also has a massive explosion that leads to the reprimand "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors
** "The Self-Preservation Society" and "The Bloody Doors Off" are episode titles of ''Series/TheBoys2019''.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Sweden, the film was released as ''Den vilda biljakten'', meaning "The Wild Car Chase".
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: CompletelyDifferentTitle:
** In Sweden, the film was released as ''Den vilda biljakten'', meaning "The Wild CarChase".Chase".
** Released in France as ''L'or se barre'', literally "The Gold Walks Off".
** In Sweden, the film was released as ''Den vilda biljakten'', meaning "The Wild Car
** Released in France as ''L'or se barre'', literally "The Gold Walks Off".
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* UncreditedRole: Creator/ValerieLeon as the Royal Lancaster receptionist.
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* NamesTheSame: Charlie's NumberTwo is named Creator/BillBailey. No, not that one.
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* ThrowItIn: The scene between Charlie Croker and the garage owner was entirely improvised between Creator/MichaelCaine and John Clive.
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* ThrowItIn: The scene between Charlie Croker and the garage owner was entirely improvised between Creator/MichaelCaine and John Clive.Creator/JohnClive.
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* ReferencedBy: ''Film/StTrinians'' also has a massive explosion that leads to the reprimand "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"
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* UsefulNotes/BFITop100BritishFilms: #36
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* NamesTheSame: Charlie's NumberTwo is named Creator/BillBailey. No, not that one.
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* AbilityOverAppearance: Screenwriter Troy Kennedy-Martin wanted Creator/NicolWilliamson for Mr. Bridger, a character he envisioned as "tough as nails" and totally in control of the situation. Director Peter Collinson offered the role to Creator/NoelCoward instead, which changed the tone of the character.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Coventry does 'a Toronto' - the sewer chase scenes are all filmed in Coventry, which at the time was having its pipes replaced, meaning easy access for filming.
* DoublingForLondon: Creator/NoelCoward couldn't film in England due to his status as a tax exile, so his scenes were filmed in Dublin.
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** Liverpudlian pop-star Music/CillaBlack was offered the role of Lorna, however her agent turned it down without her knowledge.
** Screenwriter Troy Kennedy-Martin wanted Creator/NicolWilliamson for Mr. Bridger, a character he envisioned as "tough as nails" and totally in control of the situation. Director Peter Collinson offered the role to Creator/NoelCoward instead, which changed the tone of the character.
* Coventry does 'a Toronto' - the sewer chase scenes are all filmed in Coventry, which at the time was having its pipes replaced, meaning easy access for filming.
** Screenwriter Troy Kennedy-Martin wanted Creator/NicolWilliamson for Mr. Bridger, a character he envisioned as "tough as nails" and totally in control of the situation. Director Peter Collinson offered the role to Creator/NoelCoward instead, which changed the tone of the character.
* Coventry does 'a Toronto' - the sewer chase scenes are all filmed in Coventry, which at the time was having its pipes replaced, meaning easy access for filming.
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** Screenwriter Troy Kennedy-Martin wanted Creator/NicolWilliamson for Mr. Bridger, a character he envisioned as "tough as nails" and totally in control of the situation. Director Peter Collinson offered the role to Creator/NoelCoward instead, which changed the tone of the character.
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* FunnyCharacterBoringActor: In his autobiography, Creator/MichaelCaine described working with Creator/BennyHill:
-->As a great admirer of the late Benny Hill, I was looking forward to working with him and getting to know him. The first part was a pleasure but the second part was impossible. Benny was very pleasant to all of us - unfailingly courteous, kind and professional, but it was not possible to make any real contact with him. He was a truly solitary soul and never mixed with the cast socially, even when we were all staying together in the same hotel. Like a lot of comedians I have known, Benny seemed a sad person.
-->As a great admirer of the late Benny Hill, I was looking forward to working with him and getting to know him. The first part was a pleasure but the second part was impossible. Benny was very pleasant to all of us - unfailingly courteous, kind and professional, but it was not possible to make any real contact with him. He was a truly solitary soul and never mixed with the cast socially, even when we were all staying together in the same hotel. Like a lot of comedians I have known, Benny seemed a sad person.
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* UsefulNotes/BFITop100BritishFilms: #36
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Sweden, the film was released as ''Den vilda biljakten'', meaning "The Wild Car Chase".
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* CreatorCameo: When the Minis are being driven onto the coach after the heist, director Peter Collinson himself is standing at the doorway guiding the cars in.
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* CreatorCameo: When the Minis are being driven onto the coach after the heist, director Peter Collinson himself is standing at the doorway guiding the cars in.
* DeletedScene: Part of the final CarChase took place on an ice rink, with the cars gliding past each other to the accompaniment of Music/JohannStrauss' "The Blue Danube". The scene was cut for timing reasons.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: This is a movie primarily about cars and driving. Creator/MichaelCaine couldn't drive at the time the movie was made, and in fact he is never seen driving a car. The only time in the movie that Charlie Croker is assumed to be driving is the cut between when he picks up his Aston Martin at the garage, and in the next shot we see it arrive outside the hotel. But Caine gets out of a stationary Aston Martin after a further cut. Throughout the drive to Turin and the entire heist, Croker is always a passenger.
* DeletedScene: Part of the final CarChase took place on an ice rink, with the cars gliding past each other to the accompaniment of Music/JohannStrauss' "The Blue Danube". The scene was cut for timing reasons.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: This is a movie primarily about cars and driving. Creator/MichaelCaine couldn't drive at the time the movie was made, and in fact he is never seen driving a car. The only time in the movie that Charlie Croker is assumed to be driving is the cut between when he picks up his Aston Martin at the garage, and in the next shot we see it arrive outside the hotel. But Caine gets out of a stationary Aston Martin after a further cut. Throughout the drive to Turin and the entire heist, Croker is always a passenger.
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** Creator/NoëlCoward, who played Bridger, was godfather of the director, Peter Collinson.
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** Creator/NoëlCoward, Creator/NoelCoward, who played Bridger, was godfather of the director, Peter Collinson.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Numerous endings were considered. In an interview, Michael Caine said that one was [[spoiler: balancing the cliffhanging bus by burning off all the fuel]] only for [[spoiler: the Mafia to turn up and reclaim the gold.]] Others included the gold [[spoiler: being safely transported to Geneva]] or [[spoiler: getting all the way to England, only to be returned to the Mafia as part of a compromise]].
** A few original lines were later taken out of the movie when the director realized that not many non-Brits would understand them, one regarding "someone from the smokes sticking his bugle in" on Charlie's operation. In American english, the line means that someone was worried that someone else from London would stick his nose into their business.
** A few original lines were later taken out of the movie when the director realized that not many non-Brits would understand them, one regarding "someone from the smokes sticking his bugle in" on Charlie's operation. In American english, the line means that someone was worried that someone else from London would stick his nose into their business.
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* StillbornFranchise: Any hopes of the CliffHanger ending being resolved in a sequel were dashed when the film didn't do well in America.
* ThrowItIn: The scene between Charlie Croker and the garage owner was entirely improvised between Creator/MichaelCaine and John Clive.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Numerous endings were considered. In an interview,Michael Caine Creator/MichaelCaine said that one was [[spoiler: balancing the cliffhanging bus by burning off all the fuel]] only for [[spoiler: the Mafia to turn up and reclaim the gold.]] Others included the gold [[spoiler: being safely transported to Geneva]] or [[spoiler: getting all the way to England, only to be returned to the Mafia as part of a compromise]].
** A few original lines were later taken out of the movie when the director realized that not many non-Brits would understand them, one regarding "someone from the smokes sticking his bugle in" on Charlie's operation. In Americanenglish, English, the line means that someone was worried that someone else from London would stick his nose into their business.
* ThrowItIn: The scene between Charlie Croker and the garage owner was entirely improvised between Creator/MichaelCaine and John Clive.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Numerous endings were considered. In an interview,
** A few original lines were later taken out of the movie when the director realized that not many non-Brits would understand them, one regarding "someone from the smokes sticking his bugle in" on Charlie's operation. In American
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** The screenplay originally was set in London and was to have been a TV show. However the scope of the production was too large for British TV at the time and so the script was purchased for the movie and the setting changed to Turin because it had the most extensive computer-controlled traffic monitoring system in Europe. However Milan had been the original location choice until the producers realized it would be impossible to get a shooting permit.
** Liverpudlian pop-star Music/CillaBlack was offered the role of Lorna, however her agent turned it down without her knowledge.
** Screenwriter Troy Kennedy-Martin wanted Creator/NicolWilliamson for Mr. Bridger, a character he envisioned as "tough as nails" and totally in control of the situation. Director Peter Collinson offered the role to Creator/NoelCoward instead, which changed the tone of the character.
** Liverpudlian pop-star Music/CillaBlack was offered the role of Lorna, however her agent turned it down without her knowledge.
** Screenwriter Troy Kennedy-Martin wanted Creator/NicolWilliamson for Mr. Bridger, a character he envisioned as "tough as nails" and totally in control of the situation. Director Peter Collinson offered the role to Creator/NoelCoward instead, which changed the tone of the character.
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* RealLifeRelative:
** Creator/NoëlCoward, who played Bridger, was godfather of the director, Peter Collinson.
** Bridger's fellow convict and confidant, Keats, was played by Graham Payn, Coward's long-time partner.
** Lana Gatto was the nom de crédit of Hazel Collinson, otherwise known as Mrs. Peter Collinson.
** Creator/MichaelCaine's brother Stanley Caine also appears as one of Croker's gang.
** Creator/NoëlCoward, who played Bridger, was godfather of the director, Peter Collinson.
** Bridger's fellow convict and confidant, Keats, was played by Graham Payn, Coward's long-time partner.
** Lana Gatto was the nom de crédit of Hazel Collinson, otherwise known as Mrs. Peter Collinson.
** Creator/MichaelCaine's brother Stanley Caine also appears as one of Croker's gang.
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** Creator/RobertEvans wanted Creator/RobertRedford to star as Charlie Croker.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The governor of the prison is [[Series/DadsArmy Sergeant Wilson]], who briefly appears to give an AsideGlance to the audience when Mr. Bridger enters his office to complain about Charlie breaking into his toilet.
** Camp Freddie is none other than [[Series/DoctorWho Harrison Chase]]!
** And what's [[Series/AlloAllo Von Smallhausen]] doing as a computer room official?
** Camp Freddie is none other than [[Series/DoctorWho Harrison Chase]]!
** And what's [[Series/AlloAllo Von Smallhausen]] doing as a computer room official?
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** Camp Freddie is none other than [[DoctorWho Harrison Chase]]!
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** Camp Freddie is none other than [[DoctorWho [[Series/DoctorWho Harrison Chase]]!
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** Camp Freddie is none other than [[DoctorWho Harrison Chase]]!
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The governor of the prison is [[Series/DadsArmy Sergeant Wilson]], who briefly appears to give an AsideGlance to the audience when Mr. Bridger enters his office to complain about Charlie breaking into his toilet.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Numerous endings were considered. In an interview, Michael Caine said that one was [[spoiler: balancing the cliffhanging bus by burning off all the fuel]] only for [[spoiler: the Mafia to turn up and reclaim the gold.]] Others included the gold [[spoiler: being safely transported to Geneva]] or [[spoiler: getting all the way to England, only to be returned to the Mafia as part of a compromise]].
** A few original lines were later taken out of the movie when the director realized that not many non-Brits would understand them, one regarding "someone from the smokes sticking his bugle in" on Charlie's operation. In American english, the line means that someone was worried that someone else from London would stick his nose into their business.
* Coventry does 'a Toronto' - the sewer chase scenes are all filmed in Coventry, which at the time was having its pipes replaced, meaning easy access for filming.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Numerous endings were considered. In an interview, Michael Caine said that one was [[spoiler: balancing the cliffhanging bus by burning off all the fuel]] only for [[spoiler: the Mafia to turn up and reclaim the gold.]] Others included the gold [[spoiler: being safely transported to Geneva]] or [[spoiler: getting all the way to England, only to be returned to the Mafia as part of a compromise]].
** A few original lines were later taken out of the movie when the director realized that not many non-Brits would understand them, one regarding "someone from the smokes sticking his bugle in" on Charlie's operation. In American english, the line means that someone was worried that someone else from London would stick his nose into their business.
* Coventry does 'a Toronto' - the sewer chase scenes are all filmed in Coventry, which at the time was having its pipes replaced, meaning easy access for filming.
