''The Biggest Robbery Never Told'' ( es, El robo más grande jamás contado) is a 2002

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comedy film directed by

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and written by

Jorge Guerricaechevarría Jorge Guerricaechevarría (born 10 July, 1965), also known as 'Guerrica', is a Spanish screenwriter. A regular co-scribe of Álex de la Iglesia's films, he has also been a recurring collaborator of Daniel Monzón. He won a Goya Award for the scri ...

.La consagración de un director en la sombra
, el correo.com. In 2003 the film was nominated for a

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for the Best Special Effects.Premios Goya 2003: las películas
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Plot

Lucas Santos, alias The Saint (

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), 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 (

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), 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:

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from the

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.El robo más grande jamás contado - Psinopsis
, filmaffinity.es.THE BIGGEST ROBBERY NEVER TOLD by Daniel Monzón
Europa.org. To achieve his purpose will be aided by another three convicts: Zorba (

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) a failed artist, Jacobo Yuste ( Jimmy Barnatán) a

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known as "Windows", and Pinito ( Javier Aller), a dwarf burglar able to hide in a suitcase despite his

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Cast

: Lucas Santos Santos "El Santo" (The Saint) *

: Lucía de Liñán "Lucy" * Javier Aller: Pinito *

: Zorba "El Greco" * Jimmy Barnatán: Jacobo Yuste "Windows" *

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: Windows's mother *

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: Fernando Baeza "Garganta Profunda" (Deep Throat) *

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: Barajas Airport worker *

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: Vicente * Coté Soler: Fernando *

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: Windows's Friend

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Biggest Robbery Never Told, The 2002 films Spanish comedy films Madrid in fiction Films scored by Roque Baños Films with screenplays by Jorge Guerricaechevarría