What is the computer that Benny Hill hacks in the Italian job? (1969)
In the movie The Italian Job (1969) we see Professor Peach (Benny Hill) hack the Turin traffic monitoring computer.
I'm trying to work out which model this is. My question is: What is the computer that Benny Hill hacks in the Italian job? (1969)
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It's a Honeywell tape drive.
I expect the "control panel" on the front, below the reels, was added as a prop to make it look more "computery". It's entirely possible the drive controls above the reels are real, but I've not found any images showing the same button layout, so they might be props too.
Thanks to Dave W. for pointing this out on Facebook!
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This looks to me like the Olivetti ELEA9003. ELEA standing for "Elaboratore Elettronico Aritmetico"
I don't think it is possible to be certain, but this is of the right era. The machine was introduced in 1959, and is of the right origin for the film, being designed and built in Italy.
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