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Film / 1952
Umberto D.
Directed by
Vittorio De Sica
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 …
The story
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.
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)
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