🎬 Drama, Crime

Bitter Rice

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

⭐ 7.5/10 1949 1h 49m Dir. Giuseppe De Santis

About this movie

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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7.5/10 228 votes

Quick facts

Year
1949
Runtime
1h 49m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.5/10
Votes
228
Genre
Drama, Crime
Language
IT

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Crime 🎬 Giuseppe De Santis 👤 Doris Dowling 👤 Silvana Mangano 👤 Vittorio Gassman
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Questions about Bitter Rice

Bitter Rice has a runtime of 1h 49m (1 hour and 49 minutes).
Bitter Rice was directed by Giuseppe De Santis and released in 1949.
Bitter Rice is a Drama, Crime film (1949).
The cast of Bitter Rice includes Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman, Raf Vallone, Checco Rissone.
Bitter Rice has a TMDB rating of 7.5/10 based on 228 votes.

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