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Umberto D.

IMDb ID: tt0045274 · Year: 1955 · Rating: 8.2 (29,451 votes)

Genres: Drama

An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: Umberto D.
Australia: Umberto D.
Brazil: Umberto D.
Canada: Umberto D. (English)
Czechoslovakia: Umberto D.
East Germany: Umberto D.
Germany: Umberto D.
Spain: Umberto D.
Finland: Umberto D. (DVD Title)
France: Umberto D.
United Kingdom: Umberto D.
Ireland: Umberto D. (English)
India: Umberto D. (English)
Italy: Umberto D.
Mexico: Umberto D.
New Zealand: Umberto D. (English)
Poland: Umberto D.
Romania: Umberto D.
Serbia: Umberto D.
Sweden: Umberto D.
United States: Umberto D.
Uruguay: Umberto D.
West Germany: Umberto D.
South Africa: Umberto D. (English)
Bulgaria: Умберто Д. (Bulgarian)
Soviet Union: Умберто Д. (Russian)
Ukraine: Умберто Д.
Brazil: Humberto D. (Alternative Title)
Spain: Humberto D. (Alternative Title)
Hungary: A sorompók lezárulnak
Portugal: Humberto D
Vietnam: Khốn Quẫn
Greece: O¸ti mou arnithikan oi anthropoi (transliterated title)
Lithuania: Umbertas D.
Denmark: Umberto
Finland: Umberto D - elämän vanki
Finland: Umberto D - livets fånge (Swedish)
Yugoslavia: Umberto De (Serbian, literal title)
Greece: Ό¸τι μου αρνήθηκαν οι άνθρωποι
Japan: ウンベルト・D (Japanese)
Taiwan: 風燭淚
China: 风烛泪 (Mandarin)
Umberto De
Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date1955-11-07Runtime89 minutesMetascore92IMDb Popularity0User Reviews121Critic Reviews92Countries / RegionsItalyLanguagesItalianKeywordsdog
old man
rent
landlady
pension
Filming LocationsThe Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, Lazio, ItalyProduction CompaniesDear Film
Rizzoli Film
Produzione Films Vittorio De Sica
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045274/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0045274.jpgUpdated At2026-08-30T09:49:47

Stars

Carlo Battisti
Maria Pia Casilio
Lina Gennari
Ileana Simova
Elena Rea
Memmo Carotenuto
Alberto Albani Barbieri
Umberto Alivernini
Pasquale Campagnola
Riccardo Ferri

Directors

Vittorio De Sica

Writers

Cesare Zavattini

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Carlo Battisti | Character: Umberto Domenico Ferrari
Actor: Maria Pia Casilio | Character: Maria
Actor: Lina Gennari | Character: Antonia Belloni
Actor: Ileana Simova | Character: Woman in Umberto's Room
Actor: Elena Rea | Character: Nun
Actor: Memmo Carotenuto | Character: Patient
Actor: Alberto Albani Barbieri | Character: Paolo
Actor: Umberto Alivernini | Character: Young Doctor
Actor: Pasquale Campagnola | Character: Actor
Actor: Riccardo Ferri | Character: Actor
Actor: Lamberto Maggiorani | Character: Actor
Actor: Mario Meniconi | Character: Tram Ticket-seller
Actor: Mario Pascucci | Character: Young Doctor
Actor: De Silva | Character: Battistini

[Directors Group]
Name: Vittorio De Sica | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Cesare Zavattini | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Giuseppe Amato | Role: Producer
Name: Vittorio De Sica | Role: Producer
Name: Angelo Rizzoli | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Alessandro Cicognini | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: G.R. Aldo | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Eraldo Da Roma | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Virgilio Marchi | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Ferdinando Ruffo | Role: Set Decorator

[Production Management]
Name: Nino Misiano | Role: Production Manager
Name: Roberto Moretti | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Luisa Alessandri | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Franco Montemurro | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Lutz Peltzer | Role: Art Department
Name: Italo Tomassi | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Ennio Sensi | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Angelo Pennoni | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Giuseppe Rotunno | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nino Cristiani | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Giuseppe Tinelli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Marcella Benvenuti | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Organizzaione Rizzi | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Pasquale Misiano | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Olga Aguirre | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alfonso Desentre | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Montse Galve | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Enrique Gracia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gloria Gías | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ricardo Joven | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daniel Máñez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lilian Violadé | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Umberto De Sica | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Umberto D | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi419477529/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi419477529/1434659529640-260ouz-1563537624741.mp4?Expires=1787799860&Signature=t-xy4nfoHN-~C~04JX-boi88I2C2PVw2HItTeCE8xIjfXniphMcwWxsCz1OnQ5Lab~4y1yvHv4l9w0CcT~8LvOhAag8DCTikG-0iqX9E2sN4HHf8WcOm5qD-mJVFBfQaP0uSuhdAgpPJxT~J4dktOSL1~Ia6yHVMZMSnLKPhjisBci6ve8K-Epl~H7aJK1PuQdYJ2PLUQzMShdHywziaezGPZZOs-JOpCq8ofGpw5soJBuoaZjy81VpblBTwQX4fxPRvSjIboLZ7gHMaG3CzQfZlyUfe7vQIDxTSbF09LABbgTZgtssOyaoA6~zO958JPUDnj3r~KtcsaNxPs2ZvPw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Uruguay: January 10, 1952 (Festival de Punta del Este)
Italy: January 20, 1952 (Bologna, premiere)
Italy: January 21, 1952 (Turin)
Italy: March 7, 1952 (Rome)
France: April 29, 1952 (Cannes Film Festival)
Uruguay: September 29, 1952
France: October 10, 1952
Argentina: December 16, 1952
Portugal: March 18, 1953
Sweden: August 24, 1953
Czechoslovakia: December 30, 1953
Hungary: January 14, 1954
West Germany: November 13, 1954
Denmark: March 21, 1955
East Germany: June 3, 1955
United States: November 7, 1955
Finland: December 25, 1956
Poland: 1957
Poland: May 10, 1958 (TV release)
Poland: April 15, 1960 (TV release)
Japan: October 1, 1962
Soviet Union: July 5, 1965 (Moscow premiere)
Soviet Union: September 6, 1965
Canada: September 10, 1977 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Japan: November 18, 2001 (Grande Retrospettiva del Cinema Italiano)
France: January 5, 2005 (re-release)
Italy: September 5, 2014 (Venice Film Festival)
Portugal: October 20, 2014 (Doclisboa Film Festival)
France: May 20, 2015 (re-release)
Greece: September 17, 2015 (re-release)
Japan: March 12, 2017 (Cinema Neo+Classico Italia)
Italy: April 12, 2019 (Bolzano Film Festival Bozen)
Spain: April 10, 2021 (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival)
China: June 10, 2023 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Portugal: August 1, 2025 (re-release)

Awards

Winner | 1955 | Bodil Awards | Bodil | Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film) | Vittorio De Sica, Umberto D.
Winner | 1955 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | NYFCC Award | Best Foreign Language Film | Umberto D. | Italy. Tied with Diabolique (1955).
Nominee | 1952 | Cannes Film Festival | Grand Prize of the Festival | Vittorio De Sica, Umberto D.
Nominee | 1957 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Writing, Motion Picture Story | Cesare Zavattini, Umberto D.
Winner | 1957 | Jussi Awards | Jussi | Best Foreign Director | Vittorio De Sica, Umberto D.
Nominee | 1963 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best Foreign Language Film | Vittorio De Sica, Umberto D. | Seventh place

Box Office

Portugal: USD 617
Domestic: USD 71816
Period: Sep 13 – 15, 2002 | Rank: 123 | Weeks in release: 31 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 71816 | Interval gross: USD 3531 | Per theater average: USD 3531
Period: Sep 6 – 8, 2002 | Rank: 115 | Weeks in release: 30 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 66495 | Interval gross: USD 2784 | Per theater average: USD 2784
Period: Aug 23 – 25, 2002 | Rank: 125 | Weeks in release: 28 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 63711 | Interval gross: USD 1703 | Per theater average: USD 1703
Period: Aug 16 – 18, 2002 | Rank: 132 | Weeks in release: 27 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 61708 | Interval gross: USD 353 | Per theater average: USD 353
Period: Aug 9 – 11, 2002 | Rank: 125 | Weeks in release: 26 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 60305 | Interval gross: USD 900 | Per theater average: USD 900