An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.
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
Francesca
Silvana Mangano
Silvana
Vittorio Gassman
Walter
Raf Vallone
Marco
Checco Rissone
Aristide
Nico Pepe
Beppe
Adriana Sivieri
Celeste
Lia Corelli
Amelia
Maria Grazia Francia
Gabriella
Dedi Ristori
Anna
Anna Maestri
Irene
Mariemma Bardi
Gianna
Maria Capuzzo
Giulia
Isabella Zennaro
Rosa
Carlo Mazzarella
Gianetto
Giuseppe De Santis
Director, Screenplay, Story
Basilio Franchina
Co-Director
Gianni Puccini
Co-Director, Screenplay, Story
Carlo Lizzani
Screenplay, Story
Ivo Perilli
Screenplay
Carlo Musso
Screenplay
Corrado Alvaro
Screenplay
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Otello Martelli
Director of Photography
Goffredo Petrassi
Original Music Composer
Gabriele Varriale
Editor
Anna Gobbi
Costume Design
Carlo Egidi
Production Design
