18th Venice International Film Festival

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18th Venice International Film Festival
Location Venice, Italy
Founded1932
Awards Golden Lion: Aparajito
Festival date25 August – 8 September 1957
Website Website
Venice Film Festival chronology

The 18th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 8 September 1957. [1]

Contents

French filmmaker René Clair was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion was awarded to Aparajito by Satyajit Ray.

Jury

Official Sections

The following films were selected to be screened: [3] [4]

Main Competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Aparajito অপরাজিত Satyajit Ray India
The Baby Carriage 乳母車 Tomotaka Tasaka Japan
Bitter Victory Nicholas Ray United States
Dreams in a Drawer I sogni nel cassetto Renato Castellani Italy
An Eye for an Eye Oeil pour oeil André Cayatte France
A Hatful of Rain Fred Zinnemann United States
Kanał Andrzej Wajda Poland
Malva МальваVladimir BraunSoviet Union
The Man Who Wagged His Tail Un ángel pasó por Brooklyn Ladislao Vajda Spain, Italy
Only People Samo ljudi Branko Bauer Yugoslavia
Los salvajes Rafael Baledón Mexico
Shadow Cien Jerzy Kawalerowicz Poland
Something of Value Richard Brooks United States
The Story of Esther Costello David Miller United Kingdom
Throne of Blood 蜘蛛巣城 Akira Kurosawa Japan
White Nights Le Notti Bianche Luchino Visconti Italy
Women in My Lifeنساء في حياتي Fatin Abdulwahhab Egypt

Informativa

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
12 Angry Men Sidney Lumet United States
Albert Schweitzer Jerome Hill United States
The Betrothed永すぎた春 Shigeo Tanaka Japan
Carnival Night Karnavalnaya noch Eldar Ryazanov Soviet Union
The Case of Doctor Laurent Le cas du Docteur Laurent Jean-Paul Le Chanois France
City at NightCittà di notte Leopoldo Trieste Italy
Fugitive in Saigon Mort en fraude Marcel Camus France
A Generation Pokolenie Andrzej Wajda Poland
Il Grido Michelangelo Antonioni Italy
Hell Drivers Cy Endfield United Kingdom
Land of MenTierra de hombres Ismael Rodríguez Mexico
Love Is at Stake L'amour est en jeu Marc Allégret France
Miracle in Soho Julian Amyes United Kingdom
Miracle of the White Suit Un traje blanco Rafael Gil Spain
L'oceano ci chiama Giorgio Ferroni, Giovanni RoccardiItaly
Patrouille de choc Claude Bernard-AubertFrance
The Real End of the Great War Prawdziwy Koniec Wielkiej Wojny Jerzy Kawalerowicz Poland
Rendez-vous à MelbourneRené LucotFrance
Ritual of LoveParadiso terrestre Luciano Emmer, Robert Enrico Italy
Sunday Romance BakaruhábanImre FehérHungary
The Teacher and the MiracleEl maestro Aldo Fabrizi Spain, Italy
Todo sea para bien Carlos Rinaldi Argentina
Vintage CarDedecek automobil Alfréd Radok Czechoslovakia

Official Awards

Main Competition

Independent Awards

New Cinema Award

San Giorgio Prize

FIPRESCI Prize

OCIC Award

Pasinetti Award

References

  1. "The 1950s" . Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  2. "Juries for the 1950s" . Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  3. Laura, Ernesto G. (October 1961). "Ritorno al personaggio (I film in concorso)". Bianco e Nero (10): 17–28.
  4. "22. Mostra Internazionale del Cinema". labiennale.org . Retrieved 30 June 2025.