Bitter Rice
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| Riso amaro | |
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 Theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Giuseppe De Santis |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis |
| Written by | Giuseppe De Santis Carlo Lizzani Gianni Puccini |
| Starring | Vittorio Gassman Doris Dowling Silvana Mangano Raf Vallone Checco Rissone Carlo Mazzarella |
| Music by | Goffredo Petrassi |
| Cinematography | Otello Martelli |
| Editing by | Gabriele Varriale |
| Distributed by | Lux Film Distributing Corporation |
| Release date(s) | 1949 |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
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Bitter Rice (Riso Amaro), is a 1949 Italian film made by Lux Film, written and directed by Giuseppe De Santis.
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis, starring Silvana Mangano, Raf Vallone, Doris Dowling and Vittorio Gassman, Bitter Rice was a commercial success in Europe and America. It was a product of the Italian neorealism style. The film was nominated for the 1950 Academy Award for Best Story.
Trivia: There is an error in many descriptions of the film. The film does not take place in harvest time. In fact, in several scenes, the rice is planted.
