Bitter Rice
First aired on Sep 30, 1949
Runtime: 109 mins
80%
Genres: Drama, Crime
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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Featured Crew
Giuseppe De Santis | Story
Giuseppe De Santis | Director
Giuseppe De Santis | Screenplay
Corrado Alvaro | Screenplay
Fernando Previtali | Conductor
Ivo Perilli | Screenplay