Umberto D.

Jan 20, 1952

1h 31m

★ 7.9

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Amato Film

Rizzoli Film

Produzioni De Sica

Umberto D. Trailers

Cast

Umberto Domenico Ferrari

Carlo Battisti

Flike

Napoleone the Dog

Maria

Maria Pia Casilio

Antonia Belloni

Lina Gennari

The Nun at the Hospital

Elena Rea

The Patient at the Hospital

Memmo Carotenuto

The Woman in Umberto's Room

Ileana Simova

(uncredited)

Lamberto Maggiorani

(uncredited)

Pasquale Campagnola

(uncredited)

Riccardo Ferri

Antonia's Friend (uncredited)

Alberto Albani Barbieri

Battistini (uncredited)

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