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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… Read more
96% (31,120)
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1952 · 1h 31m · ★ 96% (31K)
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Starring: Carlo Battisti, Napoleone the Dog, Maria Pia Casilio
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.
Vittorio De Sica
Amato Film, Rizzoli Film, Produzioni De Sica
Carlo Battisti, Napoleone the Dog, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Elena Rea, Memmo Carotenuto, Ileana Simova, Lamberto Maggiorani, Pasquale Campagnola, Riccardo Ferri, Alberto Albani Barbieri, De Silva, Umberto Alivernini, Mario Pascucci, Mario Meniconi
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