Bitter Rice (1949)

Movie Info

Rating : ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 7 . 3
Actor : Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman, Doris Dowling, Raf Vallone, Checco Rissone, Adriana Sivieri, Lia Corelli, Maria Grazia Francia, Dedi Ristori, Anna Maestri
Director : Giuseppe De Santis
Writer : Carlo Lizzani
Genre : Crime , Drama
Duration : 109 min.
Release : 09/18/1950
Country : Italy
Tagline : An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.
Language : Italian
Synopsis : 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.