Location | Moscow, Soviet Union |
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Founded | 1959 |
Awards | Grand Prix |
Festival date | 7 – 21 July 1977 |
Website | http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru |
The 10th Moscow International Film Festival was held 7-21 July 1977. [1] The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Hungarian film The Fifth Seal directed by Zoltán Fábri, the Spanish film El puente directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and the Soviet film Mimino directed by Georgiy Daneliya.
The following films were selected for the main competition:
The Moscow International Film Festival is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1935 and became regular since 1959. From its inception to 1959 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1999.
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