Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

  • Capannelle gets his hand slapped, two different times.
  • A boxing match. (very brief)
  • Cosimo hits Peppe with a shoe (?).
  • A fight between Cosimo and Peppe. Another fight between the two happens later in the film.
  • A mock fight.
  • Peppe starts a brawl in a dance hall.
  • One of the crooks tosses a cat. (the cat is not hurt)
  • None of the violence is graphic, although Peppe is shown with a fat lip.

Profanity

  • At least:
  • Profanity: "ass"(1 instance)
  • Religious Profanity: "damn"(20 instances) "god"(15) "holy cow"(1) "Mother"(1) "Mother of God"(1) "Virgin Mary"(1)
  • Insults and Derogatory Terms: "ass"(1 instance) "brats"(1) "coward"(3) "cowardly scumbag"(1) "cuckold"(1) "cretins"(1) "cutie pie"(1) "doll"(1) "dumb head"(1) "filthy beast"(1) "hags"(3) "idiot"(1) "jerk"(1) "Jude"(1) "rascals"(3) "rotter"(1) "scoundrels"(1) "scum"(1) "shameless woman"(1) "slut"(1) "sod"(1) "son of a..."(1) "tramp"(3) "wretch, miserable wretch"(1)
  • (English subtitles - Criterion DVD)

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • At least 13 instances of tobacco smoking.
  • In the prison, several of the prisoners share a bottle filled with cigarette smoke.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • Cosimo is run over by a train and dies. We hear and see him screaming as he is about to be hit, the sound of the crash, then the movie cuts to his funeral.

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