| 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 | Antena 3 Televisión |
| Distributed by | Lolafilms |
| Release dates |
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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.
In 2003 the film was nominated for a Goya Award for the Best Special Effects.
Plot
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.
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.
Cast
- 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ El robo más grande jamás contado - Psinopsis (in Spanish), filmaffinity.es.
- ^ THE BIGGEST ROBBERY NEVER TOLD by Daniel Monzón, Europa.org.
- Review: ‘The Biggest Robbery Never Told’, variety.com.