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Bitter Rice(1949)
Status: Released
Date: 1949-09-30
75%
215 Votes
Time: 1h 49m
An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.
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.
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Lux Film
Movie: Bitter Rice
Top 10 Billed Cast
Vittorio Gassman
Walter
Doris Dowling
Francesca
Silvana Mangano
Silvana
Raf Vallone
Marco
Checco Rissone
Aristide
Nico Pepe
Beppe
Maria Grazia Francia
Gabriella
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