Bitter Rice(1949)

Name: Bitter Rice
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1949-09-30
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman, Raf Vallone, Checco Rissone

An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.

7.5

(224 votes)

1h 49m

September 30, 1949

Crime Drama

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Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.

Regisseur: Giuseppe De Santis

Drehbuchautoren: Carlo Musso, Giuseppe De Santis, Gianni Puccini