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.

• Lux Film
• Doris Dowling
• Silvana Mangano
• Vittorio Gassman
• Raf Vallone
• Checco Rissone
• Nico Pepe
• Adriana Sivieri
• Lia Corelli