Big Deal on Madonna Street

I soliti ignoti, feature film, 1958

DIRECTED BY: Mario Monicelli

Big Deal on Madonna Street

CAST:
Vittorio Gassman (Peppe),
Marcello Mastroianni (Tiberio),
Renato Salvatori (Mario),
Carlo Pisacane (Capannelle),
Tiberio Murgia (Michele)

SCRIPT:
Agenore Incrocci,
Furio Scarpelli,
Suso Cecchi d'Amico,
Mario Monicelli

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Gianni Di Venanzo

Synopsis:
A former boxer, Peppe, and an unemployed photographer, Tiberio, lead a group of criminals who plan to rob a pawnshop. Even though their mentor Dante is an experienced but retired burglar, their job will be difficult. Each of the gang members has personal problems and the plan to dig a tunnel from the apartment next to the pawnshop has an unexpected outcome.

35mm, b/w, 106 min