
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.
Cast

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

Attilio Dottesio
Radio Reporter (Uncredited)
Manlio Mannozzi
Alessandro (Uncredited)
Mariano Englen
Cesare
Antonio Nediani
Erminio

Ermanno Randi
Paolo

Aristide Catoni
(uncredited)
Crew

Giuseppe De Santis
Director, Screenplay, Story
Basilio Franchina
Co-Director

Gianni Puccini
Co-Director, Screenplay, Story
Corrado Alvaro
Screenplay
Carlo Musso
Screenplay
Ivo Perilli
Screenplay

Carlo Lizzani
Screenplay, Story
Gabriele Varriale
Editor

Otello Martelli
Director of Photography
Piero Nelli
Second Assistant Director

Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Carlo Egidi
Production Design
Roberto Gerardi
Assistant Camera
Luciano Trasatti
Assistant Camera
Anna Gobbi
Costume Design
Amato Garbini
Makeup Artist

Goffredo Petrassi
Original Music Composer
Giovanna Valeri
Script Supervisor

Luigi De Laurentiis
Production Manager
Nando Pisani
Unit Manager
Fernando Previtali
Conductor
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