Big Deal on Madonna Street

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Big Deal on Madonna Street ★★★½ The Usual Unidentified Thieves; I Soliti Ignoti; Persons Unknown 1958

Peppe (Gassman) is a bungling thief who leads a band of equally inept crooks who plan to make themselves very rich when they attempt to rob a jewelry store on Madonna Street. Their elaborate plans cause numerous (and hilarious) disasters. Italian with subtitles. Remade in 1984 as “Crackers.” 90m/B VHS, DVD . IT Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, Claudia Cardinale, Renato Salvatori, Memmo Carotenuto, Toto, Rosanna Rory; D: Mario Monicelli; W: Mario Monicelli, Furio Scarpelli, Suso Cecchi D'Amico; C: Gianni Di Venanzo; M: Pierro Umiliani.