'The Italian Job' car chase voted best ever

Filmgoers have selected 'The Italian Job' as featuring their favourite movie car chase.

Two out of the three top car chases were done using the Mini Cooper, according to a poll from Pearl & Dean.

In a survey of more than 3,000 people at cinema website www.pearlanddean.com, 'The Italian Job' was named as having the best car chase of all time with a massive 25% of the vote.

The pursuit follows three Mini Coopers around the streets of Turin, Italy, at break-neck speed.

In second place with 16% is 'The Blues Brothers' car chase, famed for its car pile-up climax.

Minis featured again with 'The Bourne Identity' in third place, with 15% of the vote. The stunts were carried out on the streets of Paris.

Kathryn Jacob, chief executive of Pearl & Dean, said: "You can see why these film car chases topped the polls.

"Many of them don't use massive amounts of special effects, which makes the chase more impressive.

Other car chases in the poll were 'Ronin', shot through the streets and tunnels of Paris and 'Batman Begins', with the Batmobile traversing the roofs of Gotham City.

'Bullitt' also featured, with Detective Frank Bullitt, played by Steve McQueen, chasing a 1968 Dodge Charger in a 1968 Ford Mustang around San Francisco.

The poll results in full are:

1. 'The Italian Job' 25%

2. 'The Blues Brothers' 16%

3. 'The Bourne Identity' 15%

4. 'Ronin' 10%

=5. 'Bullitt' 9%

=5. 'Batman Begins' 9%

7. 'Casino Royale' 7%

8. 'The Rock' 5%

9. 'The French Connection' 3%

10. 'Goldfinger' 2%