Bitter Rice
Riso amaro
Release: 1949-09-30
·Runtime: 109m
·★ 7.5
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.
Production Countries
Italy
Production Companies
Lux Film
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Silvana Mangano
as Silvana
Checco Rissone
as Aristide
Nico Pepe
as Beppe
Mariemma Bardi
as Gianna
Ermanno Randi
as Paolo
Aristide Catoni
as (uncredited)
Raf Vallone
as Marco
Carlo Mazzarella
as Gianetto
Attilio Dottesio
as Radio Reporter (Uncredited)
Doris Dowling
as Francesca
Vittorio Gassman
as Walter
Maria Grazia Francia
as Gabriella
