Film

Bitter Rice

1949 · 1h 49m · Drama · Crime

An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

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.

Doris Dowling

Francesca

Silvana Mangano

Silvana

Vittorio Gassman

Walter

Raf Vallone

Marco

Checco Rissone

Aristide

Nico Pepe

Beppe

Adriana Sivieri

Celeste

Lia Corelli

Amelia

Maria Grazia Francia

Gabriella

Dedi Ristori

Anna

Anna Maestri

Irene

Mariemma Bardi

Gianna

Maria Capuzzo

Giulia

Isabella Zennaro

Rosa

Carlo Mazzarella

Gianetto

Attilio Dottesio

Radio Reporter (Uncredited)

• Giuseppe De SantisDirector · Screenplay · Story
• Carlo LizzaniStory · Screenplay
• Gianni PucciniStory · Screenplay
• Corrado AlvaroScreenplay
• Carlo MussoScreenplay
• Ivo PerilliScreenplay
• Dino De LaurentiisProducer
• Otello MartelliDirector of Photography
• Goffredo PetrassiOriginal Music Composer
• Gabriele VarrialeEditor

Official 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

Release date

September 30, 1949

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

16

Genres

Drama, Crime

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