Poster of A Handful of Rice

A Handful of Rice

Plot: 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
Release Date: Monday, January 8 1940
85 years ago
Genres: Drama
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Portrait of Hugo BjörneHugo Björne. Hugo Björne was 53 in A Handful of Rice as 'Mr. Svensson'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 04 1886 –
Died: Mon, Feb 14 1966
Portrait of Gerda BjörneGerda Björne. Gerda Björne was 48 in A Handful of Rice as 'Mrs. Svensson'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 29 1891 –
Died: Tue, Jun 12 1979
Portrait of Sol-Britt AgerupSol-Britt Agerup. Sol-Britt Agerup was >> in A Handful of Rice as 'Majken'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Gunnar HöglundGunnar Höglund. Gunnar Höglund was 16 in A Handful of Rice as 'Svensson, boy'.
Birthday: Sun, Feb 18 1923 –
Died: Sat, Jun 16 1984
Portrait of Jean ClaessonJean Claesson. Jean Claesson was >> in A Handful of Rice
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Pó ChaiPó Chai. Pó Chai was >> in A Handful of Rice as 'The man'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Leonard Bucknall EyreLeonard Bucknall Eyre. Leonard Bucknall Eyre was >> in A Handful of Rice as 'Narrator (U.S. version) (voice)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mé YingMé Ying. Mé Ying was >> in A Handful of Rice as 'The woman'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Gunnar SkoglundGunnar Skoglund. Gunnar Skoglund was 40 in A Handful of Rice as 'Director, Editor'
Birthday: Sat, Sep 02 1899 –
Died: Wed, Sep 21 1983
Portrait of Pál FejősPál Fejős. Pál Fejős was 42 in A Handful of Rice as 'Director'
Birthday: Sun, Jan 24 1897 –
Died: Tue, Apr 23 1963
Portrait of Gustaf BogeGustaf Boge. Gustaf Boge was 48 in A Handful of Rice as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Thu, May 21 1891 –
Died: Tue, Dec 23 1975
Portrait of Jules SylvainJules Sylvain. Jules Sylvain was 39 in A Handful of Rice as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Mon, Jun 11 1900 –
Died: Fri, Nov 01 1968
Portrait of Gunnar JonasonGunnar Jonason. Gunnar Jonason was >> in A Handful of Rice as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday