Umberto D.
1952 · Movie · 91 min · ★ 7.9
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1952
- Release date
- 1952-01-20
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 91 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (741 votes)
- Box office
- $74,924
Themes
- unsociability
- rome, italy
- despair
- servant
- hunger
- pension
- retiree
- rent
- old man
- hospital
- black and white
- dog
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1957 · nominated
Cast & crew
Carlo Battisti
as Umberto Domenico Ferrari
- ND
Napoleone the Dog
as Flike
Maria Pia Casilio
as Maria
Lina Gennari
as Antonia Belloni
- ER
Elena Rea
as The Nun at the Hospital
Memmo Carotenuto
as The Patient at the Hospital
- IS
Ileana Simova
as The Woman in Umberto's Room
Lamberto Maggiorani
as (uncredited)
- PC
Pasquale Campagnola
as (uncredited)
- RF
Riccardo Ferri
as (uncredited)
Directed by Vittorio De Sica