Rice Girl (1956)
The 19-year-old Elena, who is as pretty as she is bright, works as a rice girl for the landlord Guerrini. Having become aware of her name, he finds out that she is his illegitimate daughter of whom he knew nothing. He tries to secretly help Elena, who has fallen in love with the car mechanic Gianni. But that only creates mistrust. When Guerrini's worthless nephew harasses the girl, the situation is dramatically worse.
Director:
Raffaello Matarazzo
Writers:
Ennio De Concini, Aldo De Benedetti, Carlo Musso.
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Elsa Martinelli as Elena |
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Folco Lulli as Pietro |
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Michel Auclair as Mario |
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Rik Battaglia as Gianni |
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Vivi Gioi as Madre di Elena |
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Lilla Brignone as Moglie di Pietro |
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Gianni Santuccio as Avvocato |
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Susanne Lévesy as |
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Liliana Gerace as |
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Edith Jost as |
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Bianca Maria Fabbri as |
| Directing | Raffaello Matarazzo | Director |
| Production | Claudio Forges Davanzati | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlo Sindici | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Silvio Amadio | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Mario Morigi | Sound |
| Sound | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino | Conductor |
| Directing | Rometta Pietrostefani | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Enrico Cervelli | Production Design |
| Camera | Franco Villa | Camera Operator |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Production | Roberto Palaggi | Production Secretary |
| Art | Gino Brosio | Set Decoration |
| Production | Luciano Ercoli | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Luciano Trasatti | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Writing | Ennio De Concini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Aldo De Benedetti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Carlo Musso | Screenplay |
| Production | Carlo Ponti | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giulia Mafai | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adimaro Sala | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino | Original Music Composer |