Overview
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.
DirectorGiuseppe De Santis
ProducersDino De Laurentiis
ScreenplayGiuseppe De Santis, Corrado Alvaro, Carlo Musso, Ivo Perilli, Gianni Puccini, Carlo Lizzani
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LanguageItalian
Production companiesLux Film
TaglineAn earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.
