Title: Bitter Rice (Riso amaro)
Release Date: 1949-09-30
IMDB ID: tt0040737
Vote Average: 7.5 (224 votes)
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.
Cast: Doris Dowling (Francesca), Silvana Mangano (Silvana), Vittorio Gassman (Walter), Raf Vallone (Marco), Checco Rissone (Aristide), Nico Pepe (Beppe),
Crew: Giuseppe De Santis (Story), Corrado Alvaro (Screenplay), Fernando Previtali (Conductor), Ivo Perilli (Screenplay), Goffredo Petrassi (Original Music Composer), Carlo Lizzani (Story),