Poster for the movie Mamma Roma

Mamma Roma

1962 • 110 minutes
Drama

After years spent working as a prostitute in her Italian village, middle-aged Mamma Roma has saved enough money to buy herself a fruit stand so that she can have a respectable middle-class life and reestablish contact with the 16-year-old son she abandoned when he was an infant. But her former pimp threatens to expose her sordid past, and her troubled son seems destined to fall into a life of crime and violence.

Picture of Anna Magnani

Anna Magnani

Mamma Roma

Picture of Ettore Garofolo

Ettore Garofolo

Ettore

Picture of Franco Citti

Franco Citti

Carmine

Picture of Silvana Corsini

Silvana Corsini

Bruna

Picture of Luisa Loiano

Luisa Loiano

Biancofiore

Picture of Paolo Volponi

Paolo Volponi

Priest

Picture of Luciano Gonini

Luciano Gonini

Zacaria

Picture of Vittorio La Paglia

Vittorio La Paglia

Il Signor Pellissier

Picture of Piero Morgia

Piero Morgia

Piero

Picture of Franco Ceccarelli

Franco Ceccarelli

Carletto

Picture of Marcello Sorrentino

Marcello Sorrentino

Tonino

Picture of Sandro Meschino

Sandro Meschino

Pasquale

Picture of Franco Tovo

Franco Tovo

Augusto

Picture of Pasquale Ferrarese

Pasquale Ferrarese

Lino

Picture of Leandro Santarelli

Leandro Santarelli

Begalo

Picture of Emanuele Di Bari

Emanuele Di Bari

Gennarino il Trovatore

Picture of Antonio Spoletini

Antonio Spoletini

Un Pompieretto

Picture of Nino Bionci

Nino Bionci

Un Pittoretto

Picture of Nino Venzi

Nino Venzi

A Client

Picture of Maria Bernardini

Maria Bernardini

The Bride

Picture of Santino Citti

Santino Citti

Bride's Father

Picture of Renato Montalbano

Renato Montalbano

Nurse

Picture of Lamberto Maggiorani

Lamberto Maggiorani

Sick Man

Picture of Renato Capogna

Renato Capogna

Pimp (uncredited)

Picture of Mario Cipriani

Mario Cipriani

Thug (uncredited)

Picture of Renato Troiani

Renato Troiani

Pimp (uncredited)