Bitter Rice

1949 | 109 minutes | 7.4 ★ (205)

Bitter Rice
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    30 September 1949

  • DirectingGiuseppe De Santis
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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