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Conceived as a kind of irreverent parody of both Rififi and The Asphalt Jungle, Mario Monicelli's stumblebum heist film (1958) about a group of incompetent crooks trying to rob a safe full of jewels is one of the funniest Italian comedies ever made—certainly much funnier than the many imitations and remakes (i.e., rip-offs) it's spawned over the years, including Louis Malle's Crackers and Woody Allen's Small Time Crooks. Monicelli's sense of character is priceless, and his fabulous cast—including Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, Claudia Cardinale, and Renato Salvatori—makes the most of it. 111 min.

Sorry there are no showtimes for Big Deal on Madonna Street on Saturday, November 21.

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