

Bitter Rice
Visit website7.5/10 • 212
1949-09-30 • 1h 49m
An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.
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.
- Directors
- Giuseppe De Santis
- Editors
- Gabriele Varriale

Bitter Rice
Visit website1949-09-30 • 1h 49m
7.5/10 • 212
An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.
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.
- Directors
- Giuseppe De Santis
- Editors
- Gabriele Varriale
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsVittorio Gassman
Walter
Doris Dowling
Francesca
Silvana Mangano
Silvana
Raf Vallone
Marco
Checco Rissone
Aristide
Nico Pepe
Beppe
Adriana Sivieri
Celeste
Lia Corelli
Amelia
Maria Grazia Francia
Gabriella
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- Original Language
- Italian
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- Keywords
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