Umberto D.

1952 · directed by Vittorio De Sica

Rating

86/100

Hit

yes

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. (1952), directed by Vittorio De Sica, rates 86/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Carlo Battisti
• Napoleone the Dog
• Maria Pia Casilio
• Lina Gennari
• Elena Rea
• Memmo Carotenuto
• Ileana Simova
• Lamberto Maggiorani
• Pasquale Campagnola
• Riccardo Ferri

Crew

• G.R. Aldo — Director of Photography
• Eraldo Da Roma — Editor
• Alessandro Cicognini — Original Music Composer
• Cesare Zavattini — Screenplay

More from Vittorio De Sica

1. Bicycle Thieves (1948) — 100/100 · hit
2. Shoeshine (1946) — 87/100 · hit
3. Two Women (1960) — 82/100 · hit
4. The Boom (1963) — 82/100 · hit
5. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) — 80/100 · hit
6. Marriage Italian Style (1964) — 80/100 · hit

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