Vittorio De SicaCast
Carlo Battisti 
Maria-Pia Casilio
Credits
Written by: 
Cesare Zavattini
Plot
A retired civil servant struggles to survive on a tiny pension with only his dog for company.
Sinekatalog’s take
An elderly pensioner and his dog struggle to survive in Rome. De Sica's neorealist film is plain and heartbreaking, a quiet protest at how society treats the old.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.1 / 10 (31,095 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset; Rotten Tomatoes snapshot from October 2026. Scores change over time.
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