The Italian Job voted best British film of all time
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oi-Prakash KL
By Ramchander
London,
(ANI):
The
1969
classic
The
Italian
Job
has
been
voted
as
the
best
British
film
of
all
time.
In
a
survey
conducted
by
Sky
Movies
HD,
the
original
version
of
the
film
that
famously
saw
a
gang
of
criminals
take
to
the
streets
of
Turin
in
Minis
to
steal
a
van
full
of
gold,
took
15
percent
of
the
votes,
reports
Sky
News.
Monty
Python's
'Life
of
Brian
was
voted
second,
followed
by
The
Full
Monty
in
third
spot.
Sir
Anthony
Hopkins
was
voted
the
greatest
British
actor
with
12
percent
of
the
vote
followed
closely
by
Laurence
Olivier
and
The
Italian
Job"s
original
lead
Sir
Michael
Caine.
Dame
Judi
Dench
was
chosen
as
the
greatest
British
actress
with
a
quarter
of
the
votes
with
Dame
Helen
Mirren
second
on
14.
The
poll
was
commissioned
to
mark
the
launch
of
the
channel"s
British
Film
Season
later
in
January.