

761 votes
1952
1h 31m
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.
Directed by Vittorio De Sica

Carlo Battisti
Umberto Domenico FerrariNapoleone the Dog
Flike
Maria Pia Casilio
Maria
Lina Gennari
Antonia BelloniElena Rea
The Nun at the Hospital
Memmo Carotenuto
The Patient at the HospitalIleana Simova
The Woman in Umberto's Room
Lamberto Maggiorani
(uncredited)Pasquale Campagnola
(uncredited)Riccardo Ferri
(uncredited)Alberto Albani Barbieri
Antonia's Friend (uncredited)De Silva
Battistini (uncredited)
Umberto Alivernini
Young Doctor (uncredited)
Mario Pascucci
Young Doctor (uncredited)Mario Meniconi
(uncredited)Status
Released
Release date
January 20, 1952
Budget
—
Revenue
$71.5K
Language
Italian