Umberto D. (1952)
| Release Date | 20 January 1952 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | Italy |
| Filming Locations | Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Mood | Only Human, In a Minor Key |
| Themes | Down on Their Luck, Man's Best Friend, Golden Years |
| Tones | Bleak, Drab, Lyrical, Downbeat, Meditative, Poignant, Tearjerking |
| Tags | Dog, Elderly, Eviction, Loneliness, Pension, Pregnancy, Protest |
Umberto D. is a 1952 Italian neorealist film, directed by Vittorio de Sica. Most of the actors were non-professional, including Carlo Battisti, who plays the title role. It tells the story of Umberto Domenico Ferrari (Carlo Battisti), an old man in Rome who is desperately trying to keep his room on a small state pension, but whose landlady (Lina Gennari) is expecting to drive him out to fit her social lifestyle. He tries to find the money but is unable to beg to his richer friends, and cannot be helped by his only true friends, a maid (Maria-Pia Casilio) and his dog, Flike (called 'Flag' in some subtitled versions of the film). The movie was in the "Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Movies" in 2005.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Carlo Battisti
Umberto Domenico Ferrari
Lina Gennari
Antonia, la padrona di case
Ileana Simova
La donna nella camera di Umberto
Elena Rea
La suora all' ospedale
Memmo Carotenuto
Il degente all' ospedale
Alberto Albani Barbieri
L'amico di Antonia
Pasquale Campagnola
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Riccardo Ferri
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Director
Writer
Cesare Zavattini
,
Producer
Giuseppe Amato
producer
Angelo Rizzoli
producer
Original Music
Alessandro Cicognini
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Cinematographer
G.R. Aldo
Editor
Eraldo Da Roma
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Production Designer
Virgilio Marchi
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Set Decorator
Ferdinando Ruffo
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Production Manager
Nino Misiano
production manager
Roberto Moretti
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Luisa Alessandri
first assistant director
Franco Montemurro
second assistant director
Art Department
Italo Tomassi
construction department head
Sound Department
Ennio Sensi
sound
Camera and Electrical Department
Angelo Pennoni
still photographer
Giuseppe Rotunno
camera operator
Nino Cristiani
assistant camera
Giuseppe Tinelli
assistant camera
Editorial Department
Marcella Benvenuti
assistant editor
Other Crew
Pasquale Misiano
production secretary
Thanks
Umberto De Sica
dedicatee
Production Company
Amato Film
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Astoria Films
De Sica
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Rizzoli Film
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Distributor
Dear Film
Janus Films
Joseph Burstyn Inc.
Rialto Pictures
Versátil Home Vídeo
Indipendenti Regionali
Cinemagi
Criterion Collection, The
,
Embassy Home Entertainment
Fabulous Films
Homescreen
Madman Entertainment
,
Medusa Video
Miscellaneous
Cinecittà
studios
Edizioni Bixio S.A.M.
musical edition
Organizzazione Rizzi
orchestra
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