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      Umberto D

      1952, Drama, 1h 31m

      38 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      Anchored by Carlo Battisti's moving performance as Umberto D, Vittorio de Sica's deeply empathetic character study is a bracing glimpse into the lives of the downtrodden. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari (Carlo Battisti) returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady (Lina Gennari) 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 (Maria-Pia Casilio) for temporary safekeeping.

      Cast & Crew

      Carlo Battisti
      Alberto Albani Barbieri
      Ileana Simova
      Franco Montemurro
      Luisa Alessandri
      Roberto Moretti
      Nino Misiano
      Virgilio Marchi
      Virgilio Marchi
      Eraldo Da Roma
      G. R. Aldo
      Cesar Zavattini

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      • Apr 10, 2013
        A beautiful heart tugging story of a retired bureaucrat who can't make ends meet. The sequence with his dog at the end is particularly poignant.
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      • Oct 18, 2012
        This neorealist masterpiece by master Vittorio de Sica is a deeply heartfelt and unforgettable portrait of a poverty-stricken life in postwar Italy, avoiding any sort of easy sentimentality and needing no effort to make us love and care about its struggling character.
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      • Jun 09, 2012
        I was totally not expecting to feel sad after I watched this movie, it's even better than The Bicycle Thief and the dog... that goddamn dog. Vittorio De Sica had a great talent in breaking people's heart.
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      • Sep 03, 2011
        One of the best films to come out of the Italian neorealist movement.
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