Umberto D Movie Review 1955

A government pensioner, living alone with his beloved dog, struggles to keep up a semblance of dignity on his inadequate pension. De Sica considered this his masterpiece. A sincere, tender treatment of the struggles involved with the inevitability of aging. In Italian with English subtitles. Laser edition features letterboxed print.

Distribution

Tapeworm Video Distributors, 27833 Hopkins Ave., Unit 6, Valencia, CA 91355, Phone: (661)257-4904, Fax: (661)257-4820, Email: sales@tapeworm.com, URL: http://www.tapeworm.com

Available on VHS
Running time 89 minutes.
Originally from Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Growing Older, King of Beasts (Dogs), 4 Bones

Screenplay

Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica

Cast

Carlo Battista, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari

Director

Vittorio De Sica

Music

Alessandro Cicognini

Producer

Dear Films

Awards

N.Y. Film Critics 1955: Foreign Film.