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.
Unfortunately the movie Bitter Rice is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Story |
| Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Screenplay |
| Directing | Giuseppe De Santis | Director |
| Writing | Corrado Alvaro | Screenplay |
| Writing | Carlo Lizzani | Story |
| Writing | Carlo Musso | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gianni Puccini | Story |
| Writing | Ivo Perilli | Screenplay |
| Directing | Piero Nelli | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Giovanna Valeri | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Fernando Previtali | Conductor |
| Camera | Roberto Gerardi | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Luciano Trasatti | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Goffredo Petrassi | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Gianni Puccini | Co-Director |
| Directing | Basilio Franchina | Co-Director |
| Production | Nando Pisani | Unit Manager |
| Editing | Gabriele Varriale | Editor |
| Writing | Gianni Puccini | Screenplay |
| Art | Carlo Egidi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Gobbi | Costume Design |
| Camera | Otello Martelli | Director of Photography |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Production | Luigi De Laurentiis | Production Manager |
| Writing | Carlo Lizzani | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amato Garbini | Makeup Artist |
