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Bitter Rice

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IMDB ID: tt0040737

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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.

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Doris Dowling

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Silvana Mangano

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Vittorio Gassman

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Raf Vallone

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Checco Rissone

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Nico Pepe

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Adriana Sivieri

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Lia Corelli

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Maria Grazia Francia

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Dedi Ristori

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Giuseppe De Santis

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Giuseppe De Santis

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Carlo Lizzani

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Gianni Puccini

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Corrado Alvaro

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Carlo Musso

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Ivo Perilli

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