Umberto D. (1952)

Director:

Vittorio De Sica

Writer:

Cesare Zavattini (story)

Release Date:

7 November 1955 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Umberto Ferrari, aged government-pensioner, attends a street demonstration held by his fellow pensioners...

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Landlady | Servant | Rent | Prostitute

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Carlo Battisti	...	Umberto Domenico Ferrari
Maria Pia Casilio	...	Maria, la servetta
Lina Gennari	...	Antonia Belloni - la padrona di case
Ileana Simova	...	La donna nella camera di Umberto
Elena Rea	...	La suora all' ospedale
Memmo Carotenuto	...	Il degente all' ospedale
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alberto Albani Barbieri	...	L'amico di Antonia (uncredited)
Pasquale Campagnola	...	(uncredited)
Riccardo Ferri	...	(uncredited)
Lamberto Maggiorani	...	(uncredited)
De Silva	...	Battistini (uncredited)

Directed by
Vittorio De Sica

Writing credits
Cesare Zavattini		(story and screenplay)

Produced by
Giuseppe Amato	....	producer (as Amato)
Vittorio De Sica	....	producer (as De Sica)
Angelo Rizzoli	....	producer (as Rizzoli)

Original Music by
Alessandro Cicognini

Cinematography by
G.R. Aldo		(as G. R. Aldo)

Film Editing by
Eraldo Da Roma

Production Design by
Virgilio Marchi

Set Decoration by
Ferdinando Ruffo

Production Management
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 (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ennio Sensi	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Angelo Pennoni	....	still photographer
Giuseppe Rotunno	....	camera operator
Nino Cristiani	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Giuseppe Tinelli	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Marcella Benvenuti	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Organizzaione Rizzi	....	orchestra

Other crew
Pasquale Misiano	....	production secretary

Thanks
Umberto De Sica	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• Rizzoli Film (as Rizzoli)
• Produzione Films Vittorio De Sica (as De Sica)
• Amato Film (as Amato)

Distributors

• Dear Film (1952) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Janus Films (1955) (USA) (theatrical)
• Joseph Burstyn (1955) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Progress Film-Vertrieb (1955) (East Germany) (theatrical)
• Cinemagi (1986) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Criterion Collection, The (1986) (USA) (video)
• Embassy Home Entertainment (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• Fabulous Films (1995) (UK) (VHS)
• Indipendenti Regionali (2000) (Italy) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Rialto Pictures (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Versátil Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Medusa Video (2004) (Italy) (DVD) (restored)
• Homescreen (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2007) (New Zealand) (DVD)
• Another World Entertainment (2008) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Kinokuniya (2010) (Japan) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2012) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Bixio Sam  music edition (as BIXIO - S.A.M. Milano)
• Cinecittà  sound post-production
• RCA Sound System  sound post-production (as Sound RCA System)
• Dupont  color by
• Gevaert  color by
• Sviluppo Pellicole e Stampa (SPES)  negative editing (as S.P.E.S)
• Associazione Amici di Vittorio De Sica  restoration collaborator
• Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia  restoration collaborator
• Gruppo Mediaset  restoration
• Scuola Nazionale di Cinema  restoration collaborator

Also Known As:

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Australia:PG | UK:PG | South Korea:12 (2003) | West Germany:16 | Netherlands:6 | USA:Not Rated | Italy:16+

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Rizzoli Film

Trivia:

Vittorio De Sica dedicated this film to his father.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the confrontation with his landlady after he returns with Flike, the position of the landlady changes between shots, so that a set of film posters appears behind her and her fiancé in the later shots.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in L'uomo dal sigaro in bocca (1997)

A classic neo-realist film!

This touching story of a poor man in Italy after the war. The director, De Sica has also done the masterpiece "The bicycle thief". A very good and simple film that almost perfectly shows his fight to live a decent life his last years. The end is VERY sad(still I felt it had some hope). A highly recommended film. Also Carlo Battisti's performance is masterful. 9/10