About this release
"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."
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Disc 1
DVD
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
106 min
ComedyCrime
Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.
Credits
Director
Mario Monicelli
Writer
Agenore Incrocci
Furio Scarpelli
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Mario Monicelli
Cast
Vittorio Gassmanas Peppe il pantera
Renato Salvatorias Mario Angeletti
Memmo Carotenutoas Cosimo
Rossana Roryas Norma
Carla Gravinaas Nicoletta
Claudia Cardinaleas Carmelina
Marcello Mastroiannias Tiberio
Totòas Dante Cruciani
Carlo Pisacaneas Capannelle
Tiberio Murgiaas Michele Ferribotte
Cinematographer
Gianni Di Venanzo
Composer
Piero Umiliani
Editor
Adriana Novelli
Producer
Franco Cristaldi
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 15, 2026