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Where to Watch Bitter Rice (1949)
An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.
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.
DramaCrime 109 min 7.5/10 from 225 votes
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Cast
- Doris Dowling as Francesca
- Silvana Mangano as Silvana
- Vittorio Gassman as Walter
- Raf Vallone as Marco
- Checco Rissone as Aristide