London, July 21: The car chase in ‘The Italian Job’ has been voted the ‘Best Car Chase Of All Movies’ in a new poll of filmgoers.
The 1969 pursuit follows three Mini Coopers around the streets of Turin, Italy, at break-neck speed.
‘The Blues Brothers’, which features a huge pile-up finale, was placed second in the survey, conducted for cinema advertisers Pearl & Dean.
According to Sky News, ‘The Bourne Identity’, again involving a Mini, stood third, while 1998 action-thriller film Ronin came fourth.
Rounding off the top five was Bullitt, a 1968 police thriller film starring Steve McQueen.
The poll results in full were:
1. The Italian Job
2. The Blues Brothers