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Bitter Rice

7.5/10
TMDB236 votes
Original: 109 min

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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About Bitter Rice

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

Bitter Rice (1949) is a film in the drama, crime genres. Directed by . The cast includes Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman, Raf Vallone.

Released
Original language
Runtime
109 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Italy
Production companies
Lux Film
Writers
Giuseppe De Santis, Corrado Alvaro, Carlo Lizzani, Carlo Musso, Gianni Puccini, Ivo Perilli

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What is Bitter Rice about?

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.

Who stars in Bitter Rice?

Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman, Raf Vallone, Checco Rissone, Nico Pepe. See the cast cards above for character names.

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