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Carlo Battisti | Umberto Domenico Ferrari | |
Memmo Carotenuto | Il degente all' ospedale | |
Maria Pia Casilio | ||
Lina Gennari | Antonia, la padrona di case | |
Maria-Pia Casilio | Maria, la servetta | |
Ileana Simova | La donna nella camera di Umberto | |
Elena Rea | La suora all' ospedale | |
Alberto Albani Barbieri | L'amico di Antonia | |
Pasquale Campagnola | ||
Riccardo Ferri | ||
Lamberto Maggiorani | ||
Carlo Battisti & Maria-Pia Casilo |
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Producer | Giuseppe Amato
Vittorio De Sica Angelo Rizzoli |
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Writer | Cesare Zavattini
Vittorio De Sica |
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Cinematography | Aldo Graziati
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Musician | Alessandro Cicognini
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Shot on location with a cast of nonprofessional actors, Vittorio De Sica's neorealist masterpiece follows Umberto D., an elderly pensioner, as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy's postwar economic boom. Alone except for his dog, Flike, Umberto strives to maintain his dignity while trying to survive in a city where traditional human kindness seems to have lost out to the forces of modernization. Umberto's simple quest to fulfill the most fundamental human needs - food, shelter, companionship - is one of the most heartbreaking stories ever filmed and an essential classic of world cinema. |
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