Venice is the perfect location where to film a movie, no doubt on it, and the 2003 version of The Italian Job is one of the movies that were partially filmed here, exactly as Casino Royale [All the locations in Venice where Casino Royale was filmed]. But, if the opening scene of the Italian Job (2003) was filmed in Venice, the rest of the movie is set in Los Angeles. In this article we are only going to discover The Italian Job locations in Venice, since we would like to give you an original idea for a self-guided tour around the city.
St Mark’s Square
The very first scene shows Donald Sutherland, as John Bridger, walking in St. Mark’s Square while on the phone with her daughter Stella. Here, we can easily recognize the Basilica of St. Mark, the two columns facing the basin and the Marciana Library, right behind John and Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg).
Campo San Barnaba
Even if John and Charlie have a short walk on Riva degli Schiavoni, they soon get to Campo San Barnaba. You might have recognized the Church of San Barnaba from the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade movie. Gillian (Mos Def ) and Handsome Rob (Jason Statham) are waiting for John and Charlie, the former is reading a book entitled “How to think like Leonardo da Vinci”. If you are wondering why he’s reading such an unusual book, the answer is easy to find: inside the Church of San Barnaba hosts a permanent exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions.
Accademia bridge, the Grand Canal and the Freedom bridge (Ponte della Libertà)
After having stolen $35 million in gold bars, there’s a boat chase throughout Venice. Even if the shots are really fast, you can still recognize some iconic places of Venice such as: the Accademia bridge, the Grand Canal and the Freedom bridge (the long bridge that connects Venice with the mainland called Ponte della Libertà) with the huge public parking building behind.
During the chase a boat falls on a market-boat that really exist and it’s always docked near Campo San Barnaba. You can actually go grocery shopping there!
Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute
The very last scene of the part filmed in Venice is a shot on one of the most famous and beautiful churches in Venice : the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute.
