Bitter Rice

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1950-09-18

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

108 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (1949 Reviews)

Director:

Giuseppe De Santis

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Vittorio Gassman Doris Dowling Silvana Mangano Raf Vallone

Writer:

Corrado Alvaro

Giuseppe De Santis (screenplay)

Giuseppe De Santis (story)

Carlo Lizzani (screenplay)

Carlo Lizzani (story)

Carlo Musso

Ivo Perilli

Gianni Puccini (screenplay)

Gianni Puccini (story)

Fullplot:

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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