Big Deal on Madonna Street

IMDb link: 0052216
IMDb rating: 7.9 (12,778 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Director: Vittorio Gassman, Mario Monicelli
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Memmo Carotenuto, Rossana Rory and others

Release date: 2 Oct 1958
Release year: 1958
Runtime: 106 minutes
Country: Italy
Keywords: cat, failed robbery, hole in a wall, writer director, boxing match, controlling brother, attempted burglary, neorealism, attempted car theft, cheese grater

Plot:

Caught red-handed for a crime he swears he didn't commit, hopeful criminal mastermind and--for now--small-time thief Cosimo entrusts square-jawed boxer Peppe with the plan for a seemingly fail-proof pawnshop heist on quiet Madonna Street. However, as the news of this lucrative job spreads like wildfire, instead, it's Cosimo's band of maladroit petty criminals--including a destitute photographer with fatherly obligations--who will take action for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Will things work as planned?

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