Search - Big Deal on Madonna Street [Criterion Collection] on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1958 DVD Release: 06/05/2001 Format: DVD - Black and White Audio Tracks: Italian Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 46 mins Studio: Criterion Members Wishing: 18 Genres: Comedy, Crime, Crime Comedy, Caper

Mario Monicelli's classic crime comedy Big Deal on Madonna Street (I Soliti Ignoti) features Vittorio Gassman and Marcello Mastroianni as a pair of thieves who head a group of criminals in a break-in attempt. Their plan involves digging an underground tunnel from an apartment that leads to a neighboring business and drilling their way inside. In addition to each of the burglars struggling with individual personal problems, the group must reassess their plans after they find themselves not in the store, but a different room of the apartment from which they started. Big Deal on Madonna Street is a spoof of Jules Dassin's caper classic Rififi. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Vittorio Gassman - Peppe
Marcello Mastroianni - Tiberio
Claudia Cardinale - Carmelina
Renato Salvatori - Mario
Rosanna Rory - Norma

Mario Monicelli's comedy Big Deal on Madonna Street, starring the legendary Marcello Mastroianni, gets the DVD treatment it deserves from Criterion, the most reliable label in home video. The film is presented in a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The film has certainly never looked better on home video. The Italian soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono; English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials are limited to the original theatrical trailer. This disc is worthwhile for any film lover. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide