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81% Critic Match
Big Deal on Madonna Street
“The Story of a Perfect Crime ... Perfectly Hilarious!”
8.1 / 10• 1958• 1h 46m•NR• Italian
ComedyCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Vittorio Gassman
Peppe il pantera
Lead
Renato Salvatori
Mario Angeletti
Memmo Carotenuto
Cosimo
Rossana Rory
Norma
Carla Gravina
Nicoletta
Claudia Cardinale
Carmelina
Marcello Mastroianni
Tiberio
Totò
Dante Cruciani
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mario Monicelli's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Big Deal on Madonna Street is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
