Directed by:
Vittorio De SicaScreenplay:
Cesare ZavattiniCinematography:
G.R. AldoComposer:
Alessandro CicogniniCast:
Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Ileana Simova, Lamberto Maggiorani, Memmo CarotenutoVOD (3)
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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. (official distributor synopsis)
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Carlo Battisti
Austria-Hungary
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Maria Pia Casilio
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Lina Gennari
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Ileana Simova
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Lamberto Maggiorani
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Memmo Carotenuto
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