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

Crew

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