Bitter Rice
Riso amaro1949
An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.
- Giuseppe De Santis
- 1h 49m
- September 30, 1949 · Italy
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 30, 1949
- Original language
- Italian
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
- Production
- Lux Film
- Cast
- Attilio Dottesio,Maria Grazia Francia,Raf Vallone,Checco Rissone,Adriana Sivieri,Maria Capuzzo,Silvana Mangano,Anna Maestri,Isabella Zennaro,Mariano Englenand 11 more
- Director
- Giuseppe De Santis
- Producer
- Dino De Laurentiis
- Cinematography
- Otello Martelli
- Music
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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