Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Directed by Mario Monicelli
Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them 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. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.
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What critics compared Big Deal on Madonna Street to
A cracked coming-of-age movie merged with a comic caper, the kind of flip side to “Heat” that the Italian “Big Deal on Madonna Street” was to “Rififi,” “Bottle Rocket” at times seems reminiscent of any number of things, including Donald Westlake’s wonderful Dortmunder mystery novels “Bank Shot” and “The Hot Rock.”
As the intrepid trio gets to work, they challenge the participants of Big Deal on Madonna Street and The Ladykillers for Hall of Fame criminal bumbling.
In an irrestibly dark, comedic take on the gang who couldn't shoot straight, this "Big Deal On Madonna Street" meets "Suspect Zero" launches Irish playwright Martin McDonagh into feature films with flair and literary precision.