Which 1952 film, directed by Vittorio de Sica, was about a penniless old man (played by Carlo Battisti) and his dog, Flick?
A Man and His Dog A Man and His Dog A Man and His Dog ("Un Homme et Son Chien") is a 2008 French film directed by French director Francis Huster, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, based on the 1952 film Umberto D. directed by Vittorio De Sica, and written by Cesare Zavattini. It was the first film in seven years featuring Jean-Paul Belmondo due to him having had a stroke. Charles is an old retiree who lives in a maid's room in the house of his lover, a rich widow. He is forced out onto the street with his dog after the widow breaks off the
Vittorio De Sica Grand Prix in 1971 by the Berlin International Film Festival. Note: on many sources, "Fontana di Trevi" by Carlo Campogalliani (1960) and "La bonne soupe" by Robert Thomas (1964) are included but de Sica does not appear in those films. Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica (; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: "Sciuscià" and "Bicycle Thieves" were awarded honorary Oscars, while "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" and "Il giardino dei Finzi Contini" won the Best Foreign Language