Released:
1952-01-20

Overview:
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.

Director:
Vittorio De Sica

Runtime:
1h 31min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Carlo Battisti
  as
  Umberto Domenico Ferrari
• 
  Napoleone the Dog
  as
  Flike
• 
  Maria Pia Casilio
  as
  Maria
• 
  Lina Gennari
  as
  Antonia Belloni
• 
  Elena Rea
  as
  The Nun at the Hospital