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.

A Man and His Dog
Directed byFrancis Huster
Written byFrancis Huster
Murielle Magellan
Cesare Zavattini
Produced byJean-Louis Livi
CinematographyVincent Jeannot
Music byPhilippe Rombi
Release dates
  • 13 November 2008 (2008-11-13) (Sarlat Film Festival)
  • 14 July 2009 (2009-07-14) (France)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$7.4 million
Box office$3.1 million[1][2]

This was the first film in seven years featuring Jean-Paul Belmondo following his recovery from a stroke,[3] and final movie role before his death in 2021.

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Charles is a 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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References edit

  1. ^ "UN HOMME ET SON CHIEN (2009)". JP' Box-Office. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  2. ^ Box office information for Jean Paul Belmondo films at Box Office Story
  3. ^ "French Star as He Is, Stroke and All". New York Times. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

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