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Umberto D. ()

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An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.
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Umberto Domenico Ferrari
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Maria
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Antonia Belloni
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La donna nella camera di Umberto
Elena Rea ...
La suora all' ospedale
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Il degente all' ospedale
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Battistini (uncredited)
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L'amico di Antonia (uncredited)
Pasquale Campagnola ...
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Riccardo Ferri ...
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Vittorio De Sica

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Cesare Zavattini ... (story and screenplay)

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Giuseppe Amato ... producer (as Amato)
Vittorio De Sica ... producer (as De Sica)
Angelo Rizzoli ... producer (as Rizzoli)

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Alessandro Cicognini

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G.R. Aldo ... (as G. R. Aldo)

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Eraldo Da Roma

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Marcella Benvenuti ... assistant editor

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Virgilio Marchi

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Ferdinando Ruffo

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Nino Misiano ... production manager
Roberto Moretti ... production supervisor

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Luisa Alessandri ... first assistant director
Franco Montemurro ... second assistant director

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Italo Tomassi ... construction department head (uncredited)

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Ennio Sensi ... sound

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Angelo Pennoni ... still photographer
Giuseppe Rotunno ... camera operator
Nino Cristiani ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Giuseppe Tinelli ... assistant camera (uncredited)

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Organizzaione Rizzi ... orchestra

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Pasquale Misiano ... production secretary

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Umberto De Sica ... dedicatee
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Plot Summary

Umberto Ferrari, aged government-pensioner, attends a street demonstration held by his fellow pensioners. The police dispense the crowd and Umberto returns to his cheap furnished room which he shares with his dog Flick. Umberto's lone friend is Maria, servant of the boarding house. She is a simple girl who is pregnant by one of two soldiers and neither will admit to being the father. When Umberto's landlady Antonia demands the rent owed her and threatens eviction if she is not paid, Umberto tries desperately to raise the money by selling his books and watch. He is too proud to beg in the streets and can not get a loan from any of his acquaintances. He contracts a sore throat, is admitted to a hospital and this puts a delay on his financial difficulty. Discharged, he finds that his dog is gone and, following a frantic search, locates him in the city dog pound. His room has been taken over by the landlady and the now-homeless Unberto determines to find a place for his beloved dog, and then kill himself. Unsuccessful, he resolves that his dog must die with him and he stands in the path of a train, with his dog in his arms. Written by Les Adams

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Also Known As
  • Humberto D. (Spain)
  • 风烛泪 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Umberto De (Yugoslavia, Serbian title)
  • 風燭淚 (Taiwan)
  • Ό¸τι μου αρνήθηκαν οι άνθρωποι (Greece)
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  • 89 min
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Trivia This is the first and only film for non-actor Carlo Battisti, who plays the leading role in the film. His real occupation was that of a Professor of Linguistics at the Università degli Studi di Firenze. See more »
Goofs Near the beginning when he is eating with the other old men he hands the plates of everyone near to him to the waitress. In the next shot everyone has plates in front of them again. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into La monnaie de l'absolu (1999). See more »
Quotes Maria, la servetta: What's the matter, Mr. Umberto?
Umberto Domenico Ferrari: I'm tired.
Maria, la servetta: Of her?
Umberto Domenico Ferrari: it's a little of everything.
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