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
• Release30 September 1949
• Genre
  Drama / Crime
• Duration1h 49m
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  7.5
  221 reviews
• Productions

  Lux Film