Umberto D.
- Released on
- Runtime
- 91 mins
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.
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 Battisti
- Maria Pia Casilio
- Lina Gennari
- Elena Rea
- Memmo Carotenuto
- Ileana Simova
- Lamberto Maggiorani
- Pasquale Campagnola
- Riccardo Ferri
- Alberto Albani Barbieri
- De Silva
Director
- Vittorio De Sica
Producers
- Giuseppe Amato
- Angelo Rizzoli
- Vittorio De Sica
Screenwriter
- Cesare Zavattini
