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Umberto D.
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
1952•1h 29m•NR•★ 8.1
Drama
Synopsis
An elderly retired civil servant facing eviction from his boarding house struggles to survive in post-war Rome with his beloved little dog Flike. Vittorio De Sica and Cesare Zavattini's purest, deeply moving neorealist masterpiece.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorVittorio De Sica
WriterCesare Zavattini
CinematographyG.R. Aldo
MusicAlessandro Cicognini
Principal Cast
Carlo BattistiUmberto Domenico Ferrari
Maria Pia CasilioMaria
Lina GennariAntonia Belloni
Memmo CarotenutoThe Patient at the Hospital
Lamberto Maggiorani(uncredited)
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Napoleone the DogFlikeER
Elena ReaThe Nun at the HospitalIS
Ileana SimovaThe Woman in Umberto's RoomTechnical Specifications
Runtime1h 29m (89 mins)
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DirectorVittorio De Sica
LanguagesItalian
CountryIT
StudioProduzioni Rizzoli-De Sica-Amato
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