The Biggest Robbery Never Told Explained

The Biggest Robbery Never Told
Native Name:El robo más grande jamás contado
Director:Daniel Monzón
Producer:Andrés Vicente Gómez
Marco Gómez (associate producer)
Yousaf Bokari (line producer)
Screenplay:Jorge Guerricaechevarría
Daniel Monzón
Starring:Antonio Resines
Manuel Manquiña
Javier Aller
Jimmy Barnatán
Neus Asensi
Sancho Gracia
Music:Roque Baños
Cinematography:Carles Gusi
Editing:Iván Aledo
Studio:Antena 3 Televisión
Distributor:Lolafilms
Runtime:114 minutes
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

The Biggest Robbery Never Told (Spanish; Castilian: 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.[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.[5]

Cast

Lucas Santos Santos "El Santo" (The Saint)

Lucía de Liñán "Lucy"

Pinito

Zorba "El Greco"

Jacobo Yuste "Windows"

Windows's mother

Fernando Baeza "Garganta Profunda" (Deep Throat)

Barajas Airport worker

Vicente

Fernando

Windows's Friend

Notes and References

  1. http://especiales.elcorreo.com/premios-goya/2010/noticias/2010-01-19/daniel-monzon-celda-211-1218.html La consagración de un director en la sombra
  2. http://premios-goya.fotogramas.es/goya/goya.php?opc=listado&action=fichapeli&pelicula=25854 Premios Goya 2003: las películas
  3. http://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film523143.html El robo más grande jamás contado - Psinopsis
  4. http://cineuropa.org/f.aspx?t=film&l=en&did=22516 THE BIGGEST ROBBERY NEVER TOLD by Daniel Monzón
  5. https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/the-biggest-robbery-never-told-1200544609/ Review: ‘The Biggest Robbery Never Told’