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  1. Movies
  2. A Handful of Rice

A Handful of Rice

Original Title: Man och kvinna

1940
1h 8m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1940

Runtime

1h 8m

Storyline

The prologue shows a Swedish home, where a family discusses what "a handful of rice" can mean. The action then moves to Thailand and shows the life of a Thai couple, Pó Chai and Mé Ying, and their lives of joy and hardship in the jungle growing rice.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 8m
Jan 8, 1940
Languages
Swedish
Thai
Director
Pál Fejős
Pál Fejős
Gunnar Skoglund
Gunnar Skoglund
Production
SF Studios
SF Studios
Production Countries
Sweden

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Hugo Björne

Hugo Björne

Mr. Svensson

Gerda Björne

Gerda Björne

Mrs. Svensson

Sol-Britt Agerup

Sol-Britt Agerup

Majken

Gunnar Höglund

Svensson, boy

Jean Claesson

Pó Chai

The man

Leonard Bucknall Eyre

Narrator (U.S. version) (voice)

Mé Ying

The woman

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