Rent Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
3.7 of 5 from 79 ratings
1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
- An all-star cast and jazzy score highlight this charming comedy, a deft satire of classic caper films like Rififi. Big Deal On Madonna Street hilariously details the plight of a sad-sack group of bumbling thieves and their desperate attempts to pull off the perfect heist.
- Actors:
- Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Memmo Carotenuto, Rossana Rory, Carla Gravina, Claudia Cardinale, Carlo Pisacane, Tiberio Murgia, Gina Rovere, Gina Amendola, Elvira Tonelli, Elena Fabrizi, Pasquale Misiano, Renato Terra, Aldo Trifiletti
- Directors:
- Mario Monicelli
- Producers:
- Franco Cristaldi
- Writers:
- Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli
- Aka:
- I Soliti Ignoti
- Studio:
- PD
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2022 Centenary Club, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 3, Heist Movies: A 20-Year Stretch, Heist Movies: Masterminds and Mavericks, People of the Pictures, Remembering Claudia Cardinale, Remembering Donald Sutherland, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 European Remakes, Top Films
- Countries:
- Italy
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Reviews (1) of Big Deal on Madonna Street
All Thumbs, All Heart - Big Deal on Madonna Street review by griggs
I’d mentally filed this under “Italian Ealing comedy” before pressing play, and that’s not far off. Big Deal on Madonna Street has real Ladykillers energy in its group dynamic: a gang of hopeless amateurs attempting a heist well beyond their abilities. But Monicelli’s real target is Dassin’s Rififi — take that meticulous template, hand it to a crew of absolute chancers, and see what happens. The result is frequently laugh-out-loud funny, swinging between slapstick, dry one-liners, and an unexpected amount of weeping over mothers.
The cast is ridiculously stacked. Gassman preens and postures magnificently, Totò brings effortless old-pro timing, and Cardinale is luminous in an early role. Even Mastroianni makes a full meal of limited screen time. Monicelli keeps the whole thing moving with real zip.
It does meander now and then, and not every scruffy detour pays off. But there’s so much life and warmth here that resistance feels pointless.
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