

Umberto D.
1952 · Movie · 1h 31m
Drama
Overview
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.
Ratings
TMDB
7.9/10
Key crew
- Alessandro CicogniniOriginal Music Composer
- Vittorio De SicaDirector
- Cesare ZavattiniScreenplay
Cast
- Carlo BattistiUmberto Domenico Ferrari
- Napoleone the DogFlike
- Maria Pia CasilioMaria
- Lina GennariAntonia Belloni
- Elena ReaThe Nun at the Hospital
- Memmo CarotenutoThe Patient at the Hospital
- Ileana SimovaThe Woman in Umberto's Room
- Lamberto Maggiorani(uncredited)
- Pasquale Campagnola(uncredited)
- Riccardo Ferri(uncredited)
- Alberto Albani BarbieriAntonia's Friend (uncredited)
- De SilvaBattistini (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
unsociabilityrome, italydespairservanthungerpensionretireerentold manhospitalblack and whitedog











