Criterion Collection (series)

Big Deal on Madonna Street

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Mono - Italian

Additional Release Material:

• Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Product Description:

A classic account of the misadventures of a group of amateurish crooks. The hapless and bungling group of burglars try to break into a store from an apartment next door -- only to find they've drilled through a wall to another room in the same apartment. Each thief comes to the job with a distraction, and the gang's technical expert, who proffers an elaborate burglary lecture, retires to the bathroom when it comes time to do the actual work. After this arduous all-night heist attempt, dawn breaks and they all decide to go home.

Plot Synopsis:

A hapless and bungling group of burglars try to break into a store from an apartment next door -- only to find they've drilled through a wall to another room in the same apartment. Each thief comes to the job with a distraction, and the gang's technical expert, who proffers an elaborate burglary lecture, retires to the bathroom when it comes time to do the actual work. After this arduous all-night heist attempt, dawn breaks and they all decide to go home.

Plot Keywords:

Comedy | Comedy (General) | Mishaps | Theatrical Release | Thieves

Production Notes:

• Comic spoof of "Rififi" (Jules Dassin, 1955).
• A production of Lux Films and released by United Motion Picture Organization.

Cast and Crew: