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75% Critic Match
Bitter Rice
“An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.”
7.5 / 10• 1949• 1h 49m•NR• Italian
DramaCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Doris Dowling
Francesca
Lead
Silvana Mangano
Silvana
Vittorio Gassman
Walter
Raf Vallone
Marco
Checco Rissone
Aristide
Nico Pepe
Beppe
AS
Adriana Sivieri
Celeste
Lia Corelli
Amelia
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Giuseppe De Santis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bitter Rice is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
