Bitter Rice

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

Bitter Rice — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 30, 1949
• Runtime
• 109 min
• Genres
• Drama, Crime
• Director
• Giuseppe De Santis

Bitter Rice — Cast

Doris Dowling Francesca Silvana Mangano Silvana Vittorio Gassman Walter Raf Vallone Marco Checco Rissone Aristide Nico Pepe Beppe

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Adriana Sivieri Celeste Lia Corelli Amelia