‘Italian Job’ star Caine reveals mindblowing heists on podcast
SIR MICHAEL Caine will tell the “utterly astounding” true stories that inspired some of Hollywood’s greatest heist films on his new podcast.
The Oscar-winning actor, 87, has teamed up with Audible to host a sixpart series featuring the masterminds, detectives, victims, journalists and witnesses who lived through them.
Sir Michael has starred in numerous heist and robbery films including Gambit in 1966, The Italian Job in 1969 and King Of Thieves in 2018, which was based on the Hatton Garden burglary.
He said: “Throughout my career I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in some of cinema’s most famous heists.
“But the true stories
MICHAEL CAINE: in this series are utterly astounding.
“They really do mean it when they say fact is stranger than fiction
– the ingenuity of the perpetrators, and the determination of those working to bring them to justice, is a marvel to listen to.” The Audible Original podcast will revisit the United California Bank robbery of 1972 – the largest bank burglary in US history.
Sir Michael will also explore a 2009 raid in Stockholm, where a gang of criminals stole a helicopter to make a dramatic landing on the roof of a cash depository.
The senior vice president of international English content at Audible, Aurelie De Troyer, said: “It’s been an honour to work with Sir Michael on this series, as he tells the true stories of stranger-than-fiction crimes which even Hollywood’s best screenwriters couldn’t dream up.”
■ Heist With Michael Caine will be available from July 7.