Bitter Rice
- Released on
- Runtime
- 102 mins
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.
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
- Vittorio Gassman
- Doris Dowling
- Silvana Mangano
- Raf Vallone
- Checco Rissone
- Nico Pepe
- Adriana Sivieri
- Lia Corelli
- Maria Grazia Francia
- Dedi Ristori
- Anna Maestri
- Mariemma Bardi
- Maria Capuzzo
- Isabella Zennaro
- Carlo Mazzarella
- Attilio Dottesio
- Manlio Mannozzi
- Mariano Englen
- Antonio Nediani
- Ermanno Randi
- Aristide Catoni
Director
- Giuseppe De Santis
Producers
- Dino De Laurentiis
Screenwriter
- Giuseppe De Santis
- Corrado Alvaro
- Carlo Musso
- Ivo Perilli
- Gianni Puccini
- Carlo Lizzani
