Basic Info
Release: September 30, 1949
Runtime: 109 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.5/10 (221 votes)
Status: Released
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Bitter Rice
1949
109 min
⭐ 7.5/10
221 votes
Overview
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.
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Drama
Crime
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- Italy
Spoken Languages
- Italian it
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Cast
Doris Dowling
Francesca
Silvana Mangano
Silvana
Vittorio Gassman
Walter
Raf Vallone
Marco
Checco Rissone
Aristide
Nico Pepe
Beppe
Adriana Sivieri
Celeste
Lia Corelli
Amelia
Maria Grazia Francia
Gabriella
Dedi Ristori
Anna
Anna Maestri
Irene
Mariemma Bardi
Gianna
Crew
Giuseppe De Santis
Director
Giuseppe De Santis
Screenplay
Corrado Alvaro
Screenplay
Carlo Musso
Screenplay
Ivo Perilli
Screenplay
Carlo Lizzani
Screenplay
Gianni Puccini
Screenplay
Dino De Laurentiis
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