Italian Job Tour 09

Outlying Locations

Three Scenes You Will Need a Car For

Three locations sit well outside the walking route — one in the far north of the city, one in the centre but awkward to reach on foot, and one in the far south. Unless you have your own car, a taxi is the sensible way to pick them off.

Completists will want all three. If you only have time for one, make it the sewer exit: it is the single best piece of sleight of hand in the whole film.

Location H: Corso Giulio Cesare

Scenes filmed here

  1. The river crossing, part two 45.111144, 7.706245
  2. Hiding among the other Minis in the car park 45.109890, 7.710942
Hand-drawn map of Italian Job locations on Corso Giulio Cesare and the Stura di Lanzo river in northern Turin
Location H, in the far north of the city where Corso Giulio Cesare crosses the Stura di Lanzo.

24. The river crossing, part two

Corso Giulio Cesare runs from Piazza della Repubblica out towards the airport road. Head north until you cross the Stura di Lanzo. As soon as you do you will see a roundabout: take the very first exit, into a small car park in front of a FIAT dealership, and stop there.

Walk down to the river. This stretch was used immediately after the Minis crossed the weir in the city centre.

25. Hiding among the Minis

From the car park, walk up the Lungo Stura Lazio with the dealership on your right. Just as the building ends is where the Minis hid among all the other Minis.

The scene has changed a good deal on the ground, but the skyline confirms it as the exact spot.

Location I: Parco del Valentino

Scenes filmed here

  1. Professor Peach boards the tram 45.050646, 7.681681
  2. The 'missing scene' on the ice 45.049297, 7.681268
Hand-drawn map of Italian Job locations at Parco del Valentino and Torino Esposizioni in Turin
Location I, beside Torino Esposizioni on the edge of the Parco del Valentino.

26. Professor Peach and the tram

With his job done, Professor Peach was last seen barging his way onto a tram past a large and unimpressed woman — the move that led directly to his arrest. It was filmed on the corner by the entrance to the park.

27. The missing scene

If you have the DVD you will have seen that wonderful missing scene of the Minis sliding about on the ice. It was filmed inside the Torino Esposizioni building here.

Location J: Corso Unione Sovietica

Scenes filmed here

  1. Exiting the sewers 45.009258, 7.620563
Hand-drawn map showing the Sangone river bridge on Corso Unione Sovietica, Turin, where the Minis emerged from the sewers in The Italian Job
Location J, at the southern edge of the city where Corso Unione Sovietica crosses the Sangone.

28. Out of the sewers

The Minis went into the sewers in Coventry and came out of them in Turin. A neat trick, and nobody notices.

It was here that one of the directors pulled down the iron gate after the Minis had escaped, and the police car went into the river.

To find it, take Corso Unione Sovietica south. Just before you reach the A55 Tangenziale, the ring road, there is a bridge over the Sangone. The exit is directly below the bridge.

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