Movie

Bitter Rice

★ 7.5/10 · 232 votes 1949 1h 49m Released

DramaCrime

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 Francesca Silvana Mangano Silvana Vittorio Gassman Walter Raf Vallone Marco Checco Rissone Aristide Nico Pepe Beppe