The Biggest Robbery Never Told

2002 Spanish film
  • October 31, 2002 (2002-10-31) (Madrid, Spain)
Running time
114 minutesCountrySpainLanguageSpanish

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

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

  • 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

  1. ^ a b La consagración de un director en la sombra Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, (in Spanish) el correo.com.
  2. ^ Premios Goya 2003: las películas, (in Spanish) fotogramas.es.
  3. ^ a b El robo más grande jamás contado - Psinopsis (in Spanish), filmaffinity.es.
  4. ^ a b THE BIGGEST ROBBERY NEVER TOLD by Daniel Monzón, Europa.org.
  5. ^ Review: ‘The Biggest Robbery Never Told’, variety.com.

External links

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