15th Venice International Film Festival

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15th Venice International Film Festival
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Official festival poster by Giorgio Zucchiatti
Location Venice, Italy
Founded1932
Awards Golden Lion: Romeo and Juliet
Festival date22 August – 7 September 1954
Website www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/
Venice Film Festival chronology

The 15th Venice International Film Festival was held from 22 August to 7 September 1954. [1]

Contents

Italian Writer Ignazio Silone was appointed as president of the jury. [2] The Golden Lion was awarded to Romeo and Juliet , directed by Renato Castellani. [3]

Jury

Main Competition (Venezia 15)

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main international competition:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Annaluise and Anton Pünktchen und Anton Thomas Engel West Germany, Austria
The Bastard Guacho Lucas Demare Argentina
The Caine Mutiny Edward Dmytryk United States
Camelia Roberto Gavaldón Mexico, Spain
Castles in SpainEl torero René Wheeler France, Spain
Executive Suite Robert Wise United States
Father Brown Robert Hamer United Kingdom
Ha-Maftayach HazahavSasha AlexanderIsrael
An Inn at Osaka大阪の宿 Heinosuke Gosho Japan
Judas' Kiss El beso de Judas Rafael Gil Spain
Königliche Hoheit Harald Braun West Germany
L'air de Paris Marcel Carné France, Italy
La quintrala Hugo del Carril Argentina
La Strada Federico Fellini Italy
On the Waterfront Elia Kazan United States
Raíces Benito Alazraki Mexico
Rear Window Alfred Hitchcock United States
Rebellion of the HangedLa rebelión de los colgados Alfredo B. Crevenna, Emilio Fernández Mexico
The River and Death El río y la muerte Luis Buñuel Mexico
Romeo and Juliet Renato Castellani Italy, United Kingdom
Sansho the Bailiff 山椒大夫 Kenji Mizoguchi Japan
Senso Luchino Visconti Italy
Seven Samurai 七人の侍 Akira Kurosawa Japan
Simon Menyhért születése Zoltán Várkonyi Hungary
The Sixth ContinentSesto continente Folco Quilici Italy
Som i drömmarCarl GyllenbergSweden
Song of ManПесен за човекаBorislav SharalievBulgaria
Surang सुरंग V. Shantaram India
Three Coins in the Fountain Jean Negulesco United States
Touchez Pas au Grisbi Jacques Becker France, Italy
Woman of Rome La romana Luigi Zampa Italy, France

Official Awards

The following official awards were presented at the 15th edition: [3]

Main Competition

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References

  1. "ASAC Data: Year 1954" (in Italian). Venice Biennale. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "ASAC Data: Juries" (in Italian). Venice Biennale. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 "ASAC Data: Awards" (in Italian). Venice Biennale. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019.