

Umberto D.
Overview
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.
Top Cast

Carlo Battisti
Umberto Domenico Ferrari
Napoleone the Dog
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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)
De Silva
Battistini (uncredited)
Key Film Crew
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