A HANDFUL OF RICE (1940)
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A Handful of Rice
Drama
January 8, 1940
Swedish
1h 8m
Sweden
SF Studios
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.
Cast & Characters
Hugo Björne
Mr. Svensson
Gerda Björne
Mrs. Svensson
Sol-Britt Agerup
Majken
Gunnar Höglund
Svensson, boy
Pó Chai
The man
Leonard Bucknall Eyre
Narrator (U.S. version) (voice)
Mé Ying
The woman
Crew
Pál Fejős
Director
Gunnar Skoglund
Director
Gunnar Jonason
Original Music Composer
Jules Sylvain
Original Music Composer
Gustaf Boge
Director of Photography