Big Deal on Madonna Street

Name: Big Deal on Madonna Street
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1958-07-26
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori, Memmo Carotenuto, Rossana Rory, Carla Gravina

The Story of a Perfect Crime ... Perfectly Hilarious!

I soliti ignoti (1958)

Timing: 1:46 (106 min)

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Release date

1958-07-26

Country

Italy

Production

Vides Cinematografica, Lux Film

Genre

Comedy, Crime

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Director

Mario Monicelli

Actors

Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori, Memmo Carotenuto, Rossana Rory, Carla Gravina, Claudia Cardinale, Marcello Mastroianni, Totò, Carlo Pisacane, Tiberio Murgia
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Scenario

Producer

Franco Cristaldi

Operator

Gianni Di Venanzo

Composer

Piero Umiliani

Artist

Piero Gherardi

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Editing

Adriana Novelli
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Short description

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 experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.

What's left behind the scenes

Initially, producer Franco Cristaldi (1924-1992) objected to casting Vittorio Gassman (1922-2000), believing he was unsuitable for the role of the unsuccessful boxer. As a result, Gassman played with a thick layer of makeup and a prosthetic nose.