Umberto D.

1952 · 1h31 · Film

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

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

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

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.

Original language

Italian

Screenplay

Cesare Zavattini

Music

Alessandro Cicognini

Cinematography

G.R. Aldo

Cast

Lina Gennari, Elena Rea, Memmo Carotenuto, Ileana Simova, Lamberto Maggiorani, Pasquale Campagnola, Riccardo Ferri, Alberto Albani Barbieri, De Silva

Updated July 22, 2026

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