1949 · 109 min · NR

Bitter Rice

Name: Bitter Rice
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1949
Duration: 109 min
Cast: Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman, Raf Vallone, Checco Rissone

Directed by Giuseppe De Santis · Drama, Crime

Bitter Rice (1949) is a Drama film, directed by Giuseppe De Santis set in Po Valley during the 1940s.

A heist, with a tense and melancholic tone. Themes of betrayal and greed & ambition run throughout.

Composer

Goffredo Petrassi

Cinematography

Otello Martelli

Cast

Doris DowlingSilvana ManganoVittorio GassmanRaf ValloneChecco RissoneNico PepeAdriana SivieriLia Corelli

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Po Valley

Setting

Rural

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Premise

Heist

Themes

Betrayal Greed & Ambition

Tone

TenseMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Female LedEnsemble

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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Bitter Rice

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

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