20th Venice International Film Festival

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20th Venice International Film Festival
Location Venice, Italy
Founded1932
Awards Golden Lion:
The Great War
General della Rovere
Festival date23 August – 6 September 1959
Website Website
Venice Film Festival chronology

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

Contents

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

Official Sections

Main Competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Anatomy of a Murder Otto Preminger United States
Conflagration 炎上 Kon Ichikawa Japan
The Boy and the Bridge Kevin McClory United Kingdom
Double AgentsLa nuit des espions Robert Hossein France
Esterina Carlo Lizzani Italy
General Della Rovere Il generale Della Rovere Roberto Rossellini Italy
The Great War La grande guerra Mario Monicelli
Life in Your Hands В твоих руках жизньNikolai RozantsevSoviet Union
The Magician Ansiktet Ingmar Bergman Sweden
Night Train Pociąg Jerzy Kawalerowicz Poland
Sleepless Years Álmatlan évek Félix Máriássy Hungary
Sonatas Juan Antonio Bardem Spain
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben Frank Wisbar West Germany
Web of Passion À double tour Claude Chabrol France

Official Awards

Independent Awards

New Cinema Award

FIPRESCI Prize

OCIC Award

Pasinetti Award

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References

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