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, Carlo Musso, Aldo De Benedetti.
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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 |
| Directing | Silvio Amadio | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Luciano Ercoli | Unit Manager |
| Production | Roberto Palaggi | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Franco Villa | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Mario Morigi | Sound |
| Directing | Rometta Pietrostefani | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Enrico Cervelli | Production Design |
| Art | Gino Brosio | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlo Sindici | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino | Conductor |
| Production | Claudio Forges Davanzati | Production Manager |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Writing | Ennio De Concini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Carlo Musso | Screenplay |
| Writing | Aldo De Benedetti | Screenplay |
| Production | Carlo Ponti | Producer |
| Sound | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Luciano Trasatti | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giulia Mafai | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adimaro Sala | Makeup Artist |