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Directed by | Francis Huster |
Produced by | Jean-Louis Livi |
Written by | Francis Huster Murielle Magellan Cesare Zavattini |
Starring | Jean-Paul Belmondo Hafsia Herzi Julika Jenkins Francis Huster Max von Sydow Jean Dujardin |
Music by | Philippe Rombi |
Cinematography | Vincent Jeannot |
Release date(s) | January 14, 2009 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
Language | French |
A Man and His Dog (Un Homme et Son Chien) is a 2009 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 is the first film in seven years featuring Jean-Paul Belmondo due to him having a stroke.[1]
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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 relationship, as she decides to marry again. With no home nor way to make money, they wander the streets of Paris.
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