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  1. 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 .

  2. 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.

  3. Jul 20, 2014 · Directed by Mario Monicelli Book tickets here: http://miff.com.au/program/film/5604 "One of the funniest heist spoofs ever made." -- Criterion Collection Desperate for money, a gang of small-time...

  4. 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.

  5. TRAILER. Watchlist. Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Best friends Peppe (Vittorio Gassman) and Mario (Marcello Mastroianni) are thieves, but...

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  6. Jun 4, 2001 · Mario Monicellis 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.

  7. 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.