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Umberto D. (1952)
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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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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Genre:Drama
Written By:Cesare Zavattini
In Theaters:11/7/1952
Box Office:$71,461
Runtime:91 minutes
Studio:Amato Film, Rizzoli Film, Produzioni De Sica
Cast
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Carlo Battisti
Umberto Domenico Ferrari
Napoleone the Dog
Flike
Maria Pia Casilio
Maria
Lina Gennari
Antonia Belloni
Elena Rea
The Nun at the Hospital
Memmo Carotenuto
The Patient at the Hospital
Ileana Simova
The Woman in Umberto's Room
Lamberto Maggiorani
(uncredited)
Pasquale Campagnola
(uncredited)
Riccardo Ferri
(uncredited)
Alberto Albani Barbieri
Antonia's Friend (uncredited)
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