Revealing mistake: When the police car crashes through the grating that was dropped down in front of it at the end of the tunnel, the occupants are dummies - they just bounce about in the same upright position whilst the car drives into the river.
The Italian Job (1969)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Peter Collinson
Starring: Michael Caine, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Noel Coward
They get away, but the bus crashes and ends up see-sawing over the edge of a cliff - the gold over the edge and the people over the ground.....
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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