Umberto D.

Umberto D.

91 mins | Drama | Jan. 20, 1952

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.

Umberto D.

91 mins | Drama | Jan. 20, 1952

Umberto D.
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.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Rizzoli Films, Produzioni De Sica, Amato Film
Original title Umberto D.
Directors Luisa Alessandri, Franco Montemurro, Vittorio De Sica
Writers Cesare Zavattini

Cast

Carlo Battisti

as Umberto Domenico Ferrari

Lina Gennari

as Antonia, la padrona di case

Elena Rea

as La suora all' ospedale

Memmo Carotenuto

as Il degente all' ospedale

Ileana Simova

as La donna nella camera di Umberto

Alberto Albani Barbieri

as L'amico di Antonia (uncredited)

Lamberto Maggiorani

as (uncredited)

De Silva

as Battistini (uncredited)

Pasquale Campagnola

as (uncredited)

Riccardo Ferri

as (uncredited)