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Bitter Rice

7.519491h 49mMovieDramaCrime

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…

DirectorGiuseppe De Santis
WritersGiuseppe De Santis·Corrado Alvaro
ProducerDino De Laurentiis

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Cast · Directed by Giuseppe De Santis

DDDoris Dowling
Doris Dowling
Francesca
SMSilvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano
Silvana
VGVittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman
Walter
RVRaf Vallone
Raf Vallone
Marco
CRChecco Rissone
Checco Rissone
Aristide
NPNico Pepe
Nico Pepe
Beppe
AS
Adriana Sivieri
Celeste
LCLia Corelli
Lia Corelli
Amelia
MFMaria Grazia Francia
Maria Grazia Francia
Gabriella
DR
Dedi Ristori
Anna
AMAnna Maestri
Anna Maestri
Irene
MBMariemma Bardi
Mariemma Bardi
Gianna

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