Bitter Rice

Bitter Rice

102 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 30, 1949

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.

Bitter Rice

102 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 30, 1949

Bitter Rice
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Lux Film
Original title Riso amaro
Directors Giovanna Valeri, Piero Nelli, Gianni Puccini, Basilio Franchina, Giuseppe De Santis
Writers Carlo Musso, Corrado Alvaro, Gianni Puccini, Carlo Lizzani, Giuseppe De Santis, Ivo Perilli

Cast

Vittorio Gassman

as Walter

Doris Dowling

as Francesca

Silvana Mangano

as Silvana

Raf Vallone

as Marco

Checco Rissone

as Aristide

Nico Pepe

as Beppe

Adriana Sivieri

as Celeste

Lia Corelli

as Amelia

Maria Grazia Francia

as Gabriella

Dedi Ristori

as Anna

Anna Maestri

as Irene

Mariemma Bardi

as Gianna

Maria Capuzzo

as Giulia

Carlo Mazzarella

as Gianetto

Attilio Dottesio

as Radio Reporter (Uncredited)

Manlio Mannozzi

as Alessandro (Uncredited)

Mariano Englen

as Cesare

Antonio Nediani

as Erminio

Ermanno Randi

as Paolo