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Drama,Crime,
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.,
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,
1949,
- Francesca: Doris Dowling
- Silvana: Silvana Mangano
- Walter: Vittorio Gassman
- Marco: Raf Vallone
- Aristide: Checco Rissone
- Beppe: Nico Pepe
- Celeste: Adriana Sivieri
- Amelia: Lia Corelli
- Gabriella: Maria Grazia Francia
- Anna: Dedi Ristori
- Irene: Anna Maestri
- Gianna: Mariemma Bardi
- Giulia: Maria Capuzzo
- Rosa: Isabella Zennaro
- Gianetto: Carlo Mazzarella
- Radio Reporter (Uncredited): Attilio Dottesio
- Alessandro (Uncredited): Manlio Mannozzi
- Cesare: Mariano Englen
- Erminio: Antonio Nediani
- Paolo: Ermanno Randi
- (uncredited): Aristide Catoni
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