Bitter Rice
Bitter Rice

Bitter Rice

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

September 30, 1949109 min7.4IT
DramaCrime

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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Cast

Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio GassmanWalter
Doris Dowling
Doris DowlingFrancesca
Silvana Mangano
Silvana ManganoSilvana
Raf Vallone
Raf ValloneMarco
Checco Rissone
Checco RissoneAristide
Nico Pepe
Nico PepeBeppe
Adriana Sivieri
Adriana SivieriCeleste
Lia Corelli
Lia CorelliAmelia
Maria Grazia Francia
Maria Grazia FranciaGabriella
Dedi Ristori
Dedi RistoriAnna