Big Deal on Madonna Street(I soliti ignoti)
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Italy · 1958
1h 46m
Director Mario Monicelli
Starring Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori, Memmo Carotenuto, Rossana Rory
Genre Comedy, Crime
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Former boxer Peppe thinks that he's come upon a master heist scheme that will make him 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.
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