The Biggest Robbery Never Told
| The Biggest Robbery Never Told | |
|---|---|
| El robo más grande jamás contado | |
| Directed by | Daniel Monzón |
| Screenplay by | Jorge Guerricaechevarría Daniel Monzón |
| Produced by | Andrés Vicente Gómez Marco Gómez (associate producer) Yousaf Bokari (line producer) |
| Starring | Antonio Resines Manuel Manquiña Javier Aller Jimmy Barnatán Neus Asensi Sancho Gracia |
| Cinematography | Carles Gusi |
| Edited by | Iván Aledo |
| Music by | Roque Baños |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lolafilms |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Biggest Robbery Never Told (Spanish: El robo más grande jamás contado) is a 2002 Spanish comedy film directed by Daniel Monzón and written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría.[1]
In 2003 the film was nominated for a Goya Award for the Best Special Effects.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Lucas Santos, alias The Saint (Antonio Resines), is fed up with going in and out of prison. He doesn't want to go on being a small-time thief all his life. Lucía (Neus Asensi), his wife, is a singer and dancer by profession. One day, The Saint decides to plan the robbery of one of the most representative works of modern art: Pablo Picasso's Guernica from the Reina Sofía Museum.[3][4]
To achieve his purpose will be aided by another three convicts: Zorba (Manuel Manquiña) a failed artist, Jacobo Yuste (Jimmy Barnatán) a hacker known as "Windows", and Pinito (Javier Aller), a dwarf burglar able to hide in a suitcase despite his claustrophobia.[3][4][5]
Cast
[edit]- Antonio Resines: Lucas Santos Santos "El Santo" (The Saint)
- Neus Asensi: Lucía de Liñán "Lucy"
- Javier Aller: Pinito
- Manuel Manquiña: Zorba "El Greco"
- Jimmy Barnatán: Jacobo Yuste "Windows"
- Rosario Pardo: Windows's mother
- Sancho Gracia: Fernando Baeza "Garganta Profunda" (Deep Throat)
- Javivi: Barajas Airport worker
- Enrique Villén: Vicente
- Coté Soler: Fernando
- Jordi Vilches: Windows's Friend
References
[edit]- ^ a b La consagración de un director en la sombra Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, (in Spanish) el correo.com.
- ^ Premios Goya 2003: las películas, (in Spanish) fotogramas.es.
- ^ a b El robo más grande jamás contado - Psinopsis (in Spanish), filmaffinity.es.
- ^ a b THE BIGGEST ROBBERY NEVER TOLD by Daniel Monzón, Europa.org.
- ^ Review: ‘The Biggest Robbery Never Told’, variety.com.