Big Deal on Madonna Street
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79/100
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Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 90.
See the most agreed on films →A group of incompetent small-time criminals in Rome plan a heist to break into a pawnshop. Their plan is elaborate but flawed from the start. The gang, each with their own quirks and failings, bungles every step of the operation, from the reconnaissance to the actual attempt, turning what should be a simple burglary into a masterpiece of comedic failure.
Details
- Director
- Mario Monicelli
- Studio
- Lux Film, Vides Cinematografica
- Released
- 26 July 1958
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Awards
- 0 wins, 2 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (26) →
Awards & nominations
See all 2 →0 wins from 2 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| 31st Academy Awards 1959 | Best International Feature Film | Nominee | |
| International Submission to the Academy Awards 1959 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Italy | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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2 awards — Big Deal on Madonna Street
×| Best International Feature Film | Nominee |
| International Submission to the Academy Awards | Italy | Nominee |