Umberto D.

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When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping.

Country:

Italy

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

91 minutes

Year:

1952

Director:

Vittorio De Sica

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Company:

Amato Film,

Rizzoli Film,

Produzioni De Sica

Cast:
Carlo Battisti

Umberto Domenico Ferrari

Maria Pia Casilio

Maria

Lina Gennari

Antonia Belloni

Elena Rea

The Nun at the Hospital

Memmo Carotenuto

The Patient at the Hospital

Crew:
Vittorio De Sica

Director

Cesare Zavattini

Screenplay

Giuseppe Amato

Producer

Angelo Rizzoli

Producer

Alessandro Cicognini

Original Music Composer