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Big Deal on Madonna Street (Italian: I soliti ignoti; released as Persons Unknown in the UK) is a 1958 Italian comedy caper film directed by Mario Monicelli. Regarded as one of the masterpieces of Italian cinema, the film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
A group of inept thieves plan to rob a pawnshop on Madonna Street, but their scheme goes awry in this Italian farce. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1958 classic.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Mario Monicelli
- 1958-10-02
Jul 20, 2014 · Big Deal On Madonna Street. Directed by Mario Monicelli Book tickets here: http://miff.com.au/program/film/5604 "One of the funniest heist spoofs ever made." -- Criterion Collection...
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A 1958 Italian comedy about a group of bumbling thieves who try to rob a jewelry store. Starring Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni, Toto and others, with a jazzy score by Piero Umiliani.
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With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact ...
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- Vittorio Gassman
- Mario Monicelli
- Comedy
Jun 10, 2008 · The plot of Big Deal on Madonna Street focuses on a motley crew of petty criminals who are so inept at their so-called profession that they can barely eke out a living on the streets. Deciding to pool their resources and talents, the group plots the robbery of a state-run pawn shop that is adjacent to the apartment of two elderly women.
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Jun 4, 2001 · Mario Monicelli’s Big Deal on Madonna Street is that genuine rarity in popular culture: a satire that not only helped kill off one movie genre, but started a whole new subgenre in the process.
