Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958): Cast & Plot
Big Deal on Madonna Street is a 1958 crime comedy directed by Mario Monicelli, starring Elena Fabrizi as una delle tre "mamme" di Mario, Memmo Carotenuto and Vittorio Gassman. It runs 1 hour 46 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 46m (106 min)
- Director
- Mario Monicelli
- Original language
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Italian - Studio
- Lux Film
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Big Deal on Madonna Street About?
The premise of Big Deal on Madonna Street without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A hilariously botched perfect crime unfolds when lifelong pals Peppe and Mario, inept thieves, try a daring robbery. Peppe persuades a ragtag crew to dig a tunnel from a rented flat straight into the neighboring pawnshop’s safe. Their plan is riddled with flaws, and the group's total lack of tunneling experience quickly becomes just the start of their troubles.
Big Deal on Madonna Street Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- failed robbery
- hole in a wall
- writer director
- boxing match
- controlling brother
- attempted burglary
- neorealism
- attempted car theft
- cheese grater
- jazz score
- intertitles
- breaking through wall
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- pawnshop robbery
- stove explosion
- satirical parody
- gang of thieves
- light hearted crime drama
- social commentary
- small time crooks
- fighter with glass jaw
- black market goods
- house key
- water pipe leak
- street vendor
- housemaid
- movie camera
- robbery goes wrong
- planning a robbery
- prison life
- sicilian dialect
- floor safe
- gang member
- dance hall
- inept thief
- cameo appearance
- bricklayer
- pickpocket
- spinsters
- tryst
- purse snatching
- streetcar
- pasta
- judge
- reference to donald duck
- orphanage
- savings account
- changing one's ways
- house keys
- construction site
- suitor
Big Deal on Madonna Street Cast & Characters
Elena Fabrizi leads the cast as una delle tre "mamme" di Mario, with Memmo Carotenuto as Cosimo and Vittorio Gassman as Peppe il pantera. Directed by Mario Monicelli; 25 actors are credited in all.
- Director Mario Monicelli
- Elena Fabrizi as una delle tre "mamme" di Mario
- Memmo Carotenuto as Cosimo
- Vittorio Gassman as Peppe il pantera
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Renato Salvatori as Mario Angeletti
Also Starring in Big Deal on Madonna Street
· 21 more- Marcello Mastroianni Tiberio
- Gina Rovere Teresa, wife of Tiberio
- Carlo Pisacane Capannelle
- Carla Gravina Nicoletta
- Aldo Trifiletti Fernando, il portiere dello stabile di Nicoletta
- Gina Amendola una delle tre "mamme" di Mario
- Elvira Tonelli una delle tre "mamme" di Mario
- Tiberio Murgia Michele Ferribotte
- Claudia Cardinale Carmelina
- Totò Dante Cruciani
- Mimmo Poli un carcerato
- Renato Terra Eladio
- Mario Feliciani il commissario di polizia
- Gianni Di Segni Pugile (uncredited)
- Nino Marchetti Luigi, l'impiegato del banco dei pegni
- Mario De Simone il ricettatore
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- Gustavo Serena il guardiano dell'orfanotrofio
- Rossana Rory Norma
- Pasquale Misiano Massimo
- Ida Masetti Gabriella
- Edith Bruck donna che litiga sotto il lucernario
More from Mario Monicelli
More films directed by Mario Monicelli: The Roses of the Desert, Dirty Linen, Looking for Paradise and Dear Goddamned Friends.
Big Deal on Madonna Street Plot Summary
What happens in Big Deal on Madonna Street from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In a sun-baked corner of Rome, a hapless small-time crook named Cosimo, Memmo Carotenuto, is busted in a bungled car theft and ends up serving a few months in a crowded prison. From his cell, he shouts at his girlfriend and his lawyer to secure his release, and he hatches a half-bright plan to pull off a bigger heist—one idea he swipes from another inmate, a crafty bricklayer who had slyly built a flimsy wall between a pawn shop safe and an adjacent empty apartment. The scheme is bold, if not entirely sound, and Cosimo quickly convinces his crew that a more elaborate score could set them all up for good.
Full summary
The whole story of Big Deal on Madonna Street, scene by scene
Big Deal on Madonna Street Trailers & Videos
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How Well Do You Know Big Deal on Madonna Street?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Big Deal on Madonna Street Also Known As
23 alternative titles, including “曼哈顿的大人物” and “无名的小偷们”.
- Also known as
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- 曼哈顿的大人物
- 无名的小偷们
- Suuri keikka Madonna-kadulla
- 마돈나 거리에서 한탕
- Os Eternos Desconhecidos
- Зловмисники, як завжди, залишилися невідомими
- Sprawcy nieznani
- The Usual Unidentified Thieves
- Persons Unknown
- Den ukjente mann
- Le Pigeon
- Diebe haben's schwer
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- 圣母街上的大人物
- Rufufú
- Ο Κλέψας Του Κλέψαντος
- Злоумышленники, как всегда, остались неизвестны
- Ismerős ismeretlenek
- Звичайні підозрювані
- Toto Gangster
- いつもの見知らぬ男たち
- Kvartetten som sprängde
- Los desconocidos de siempre
- Zmýlená neplatí
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Big Deal on Madonna Street FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Big Deal on Madonna Street, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Big Deal on Madonna Street?
Big Deal on Madonna Street runs 1 hour 46 minutes (106 minutes).
When was Big Deal on Madonna Street released?
Big Deal on Madonna Street was released on July 26, 1958.
Who directed Big Deal on Madonna Street?
Big Deal on Madonna Street was directed by Mario Monicelli.
More films by Mario Monicelli Who is in the cast of Big Deal on Madonna Street?
Big Deal on Madonna Street stars Elena Fabrizi as una delle tre "mamme" di Mario, Memmo Carotenuto as Cosimo and Vittorio Gassman as Peppe il pantera, among 25 credited actors.
Does Big Deal on Madonna Street have a post-credit scene?
No. Big Deal on Madonna Street has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Big Deal on Madonna Street in?
The original language of Big Deal on Madonna Street is Italian.
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