20th Venice International Film Festival
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion:
The Great War
General della Rovere
Festival date23 August – 6 September 1959
WebsiteWebsite

The 20th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 23 August to 6 September 1959.[1]

Italian film critic Luigi Chiarini was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion was awarded to The Great War directed by Mario Monicelli and General della Rovere directed by Roberto Rossellini.

Jury

  • Luigi Chiarini, Italian - Jury President[2]
  • Georges Altman, French journalist
  • Sergei Bondarchuk, Soviet filmmaker and actor
  • Ralph Forte, American
  • Luis Gómez Mesa, Spanish
  • Ernst Kruger, German
  • Roger Maxwell, British actor
  • Vinicio Marinucci, Italian
  • Dario Zanelli, Italian

Official Sections

Main Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Anatomy of a MurderOtto PremingerUnited States
Conflagration炎上Kon IchikawaJapan
The Boy and the BridgeKevin McCloryUnited Kingdom
Double AgentsLa nuit des espionsRobert HosseinFrance
EsterinaCarlo LizzaniItaly
General Della RovereIl generale Della RovereRoberto RosselliniItaly
The Great WarLa grande guerraMario Monicelli
Life in Your HandsВ твоих руках жизньNikolai RozantsevSoviet Union
The MagicianAnsiktetIngmar BergmanSweden
Night TrainPociągJerzy KawalerowiczPoland
Sleepless YearsÁlmatlan évekFélix MáriássyHungary
SonatasJuan Antonio BardemSpain
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?Hunde, wollt ihr ewig lebenFrank WisbarWest Germany
Web of PassionÀ double tourClaude ChabrolFrance

Official Awards

Independent Awards

New Cinema Award

FIPRESCI Prize

OCIC Award

Pasinetti Award

References

  1. "The 1950s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  2. "Juries for the 1950s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
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