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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.
Big Deal on Madonna Street: Directed by Mario Monicelli. With Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori, Memmo Carotenuto, Rossana Rory. A motley quintet of inept small-time thieves attempt the burglary of a local pawnshop in this Italian farce.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Mario Monicelli
- 1958-10-02
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.
- Mario Monicelli
- Vittorio Gassman
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Big Deal on Madonna Street 1958 1h 31m Comedy List 89% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 90% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Best friends Peppe (Vittorio Gassman) and Mario (Marcello Mastroianni) are thieves ...
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- Vittorio Gassman
- Mario Monicelli
- Comedy
Big Deal on Madonna Street hilariously details the plight of a sad-sack group of bumbling thieves and their desperate attempts to pull off the perfect heist. An all-star cast and jazzy score highlight this charming comedy, a deft satire of classic caper films like Rififi.
- Peppe
Jun 4, 2001 · Big Deal on Madonna Street. By Bruce Eder. Essays —. Jun 4, 2001. Share. M ario 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.
Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. 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 that no one in the group has any ...
