Best Original Screenplay1951 Film Fan Awards23rd Academy Awards
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Best Original Screenplay Nominee

Bitter Rice (1949)

Ceremony Year: 1951Category: Best Original ScreenplayReleased: 1949
Nominated Talent & Credits
Giuseppe De Santis— Giuseppe De Santis, Carlo Lizzani
Carlo Lizzani— Giuseppe De Santis, Carlo Lizzani
Synopsis / 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.

Historical Academy Record
WRITING (Motion Picture Story) — 23rd Academy Awards (1951)

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