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.

Synopsis

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 & Crew

Carlo Battisti

Umberto Domenico Ferrari

The Nun at the Hospital

Memmo Carotenuto

The Patient at the Hospital

Ileana Simova

The Woman in Umberto's Room

Lamberto Maggiorani

(uncredited)

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Technical Specs

Release Date1952-01-20

Runtime91 MIN

Rating7.9/10

Revenue$71.5K

StatusReleased

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Amato FilmRizzoli FilmProduzioni De Sica

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