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Umberto D.

  • 19521952
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
26K
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Carlo Battisti and Maria Pia Casilio in Umberto D. (1952)
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An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.
IMDb RATING
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26K
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  • Director
    • Vittorio De Sica
  • Writer
    • Cesare Zavattini(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Carlo Battisti
    • Maria Pia Casilio
    • Lina Gennari
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  • Director
    • Vittorio De Sica
  • Writer
    • Cesare Zavattini(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Carlo Battisti
    • Maria Pia Casilio
    • Lina Gennari
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 113User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 92Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Carlo Battisti in Umberto D. (1952)
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    Umberto D. (1952)
    Carlo Battisti and Maria Pia Casilio in Umberto D. (1952)
    Carlo Battisti and Maria Pia Casilio in Umberto D. (1952)
    Carlo Battisti in Umberto D. (1952)
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    Carlo Battisti in Umberto D. (1952)
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    Umberto D. (1952)
    Umberto D. (1952)
    Carlo Battisti in Umberto D. (1952)

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    Carlo Battisti
    Carlo Battisti
    • Umberto Domenico Ferrarias Umberto Domenico Ferrari
    Maria Pia Casilio
    Maria Pia Casilio
    • Mariaas Maria
    Lina Gennari
    Lina Gennari
    • Antonia Bellonias Antonia Belloni
    Ileana Simova
    Ileana Simova
    • La donna nella camera di Umbertoas La donna nella camera di Umberto
    Elena Rea
    • La suora all' ospedaleas La suora all' ospedale
    Memmo Carotenuto
    Memmo Carotenuto
    • Il degente all' ospedaleas Il degente all' ospedale
    Alberto Albani Barbieri
    Alberto Albani Barbieri
    • L'amico di Antoniaas L'amico di Antonia
    • (uncredited)
    Pasquale Campagnola
      Riccardo Ferri
        Lamberto Maggiorani
        Lamberto Maggiorani
          De Silva
          De Silva
          • Battistinias Battistini
          • (uncredited)
          • Director
            • Vittorio De Sica
          • Writer
            • Cesare Zavattini(story and screenplay)
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          Storyline

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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.
          • 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.
          • 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.

          • Connections
            Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (1999)

          User reviews113

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          Top review
          10/10
          Test your own compassion rating with this movie
          Enough has been said about this wonderful movie already and I'm not going to repeat what others have written at length except to say that I've just come to this film totally unprepared and now feel emotionally shattered. I've watched it as the 44th movie in a collection of 50 so-called art-house films in a DVD collection from Criterion. These allegedly "essential" movies are presented alphabetically and that is how I've viewed them, so it's taken me quite some time to get to the letter U. If I'd started with this De Sica classic I may have felt disinclined to watch any of the others!

          Indeed, in a lifetime of over 50 years of watching movies - everything from the truly execrable to the totally inspirational - this is the first and only film I've ever sought to review on this site. I know there are a few detractors out there on the message-boards who cannot see beyond their own cynicism, but I pity them. This movie remains timeless, as potent as when it was made in 1952. You don't have to be old, you don't have to be a dog-lover (although it helps), and you certainly don't have to be a fan of neo-realist Italian cinema. All you have to be is a good human being. Watching this movie is a sort of 'humanity test' and thankfully most of the reviewers here have passed it.

          I'm sorry, "Cinema Paradiso", you've just been relegated to Second Best Foreign Film.
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          Details

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          • Release date
            • November 7, 1955 (United States)
          • Country of origin
            • Italy
          • Language
            • Italian
          • Also known as
            • Umberto De
          • Filming locations
            • Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
          • Production companies
            • Dear Film
            • Rizzoli Film
            • Produzione Films Vittorio De Sica
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          Box office

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          • Gross US & Canada
            • $71,816
          • Gross worldwide
            • $72,433
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          Technical specs

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          • Runtime
            1 hour 29 minutes
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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