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Bitter Rice (1949)
Directed by Giuseppe De Santis
“An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.”
Drama, Crime · 1h 49m
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.
Cast
Doris Dowling
Silvana Mangano
Vittorio Gassman
Raf Vallone
Checco Rissone
Nico Pepe
Lia Corelli
Maria Grazia Francia
Anna Maestri
Mariemma Bardi
Crew
- Director
- Giuseppe De Santis
- Screenplay
- Giuseppe De Santis, Corrado Alvaro, Carlo Musso, Ivo Perilli, Carlo Lizzani, Gianni Puccini
- Director of Photography
- Otello Martelli
- Original Music Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Editor
- Gabriele Varriale
- Producer
- Dino De Laurentiis
Details
- Original title
- Riso amaro
- Release date
- 1949-09-30
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Original language
- IT
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
- Production
- Lux Film