Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari
Original language
Italian
Setting
Rome
Crew
Producer
Giuseppe Amato, Vittorio De Sica, Rizzoli
Cinematography
Aldo Graziati
Editing
Eraido De Roma
Music
Alesandro Cicognini
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Locarno International Film Festival 2006 generic
- Academy Awards 1957 academy_award
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1955 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1952 generic
Full credits
| Director | Vittorio De Sica |
| Cast | Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari |
| Producer | Giuseppe Amato, Vittorio De Sica, Rizzoli |
| Cinematography | Aldo Graziati |
| Editing | Eraido De Roma |
| Music | Alesandro Cicognini |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
