Umberto D. (1952)
Umberto D. is a 1952 Italian-language drama movie directed by Vittorio De Sica, with a running time of 1h 31m. It stars Carlo Battisti, Napoleone the Dog and Maria Pia Casilio.
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.
Where to watch Umberto D.
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Cast
- Carlo Battisti as Umberto Domenico Ferrari
- Napoleone the Dog as Flike
- Maria Pia Casilio as Maria
- Lina Gennari as Antonia Belloni
- Elena Rea as The Nun at the Hospital
- Memmo Carotenuto as The Patient at the Hospital
- Ileana Simova as The Woman in Umberto's Room
- Lamberto Maggiorani as (uncredited)
- Pasquale Campagnola as (uncredited)
- Riccardo Ferri as (uncredited)
- Alberto Albani Barbieri as Antonia's Friend (uncredited)
- De Silva as Battistini (uncredited)