7th Venice International Film Festival

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7th Venice International Film Festival
Location Venice, Italy
Founded1932
Festival date8 August – 1 September 1939
Website Website
Venice Film Festival chronology
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The "7th" annual (void) Venice International Film Festival was held from 8 August to 1 September 1939. This edition has been strongly influenced by the Fascist regime and was deserted by the United States of America. The Mussolini Cup was won by the historical film Cardinal Messias , while the other main prizes were not awarded. [1]

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Jury

In Competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Margarita, Armando y su padre Francisco Múgica Argentina
Divorce in Montevideo Divorcio en Montevideo Manuel Romero Argentina
From the Hills to the Valley De la sierra al valle Antonio Ber Ciani Argentina
Ambition Ambición Adelqui Migliar Argentina
The Outlaw El matrero Orestes Caviglia Argentina
Congo, terre d'eaux vives (short film) André Cauvin Belgium
L'Agneau Mystique de Van Eyck (short film) André Cauvin Belgium
Humoreska Otakar Vávra Bohemia
Macoun the Tramp Tulák Macoun Ladislav Brom Bohemia
Sklenice i chléb (short film) Jaroslav Tuzar Bohemia
Behind the Facade Derrière la façade Yves Mirande, Georges Lacombe France
The Human Beast La Bête humaine Jean Renoir France
The End of the Day La Fin du jour Julien Duvivier France
The Five-Forty Öt óra 40 André De Toth Hungary

Awards

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References

  1. "The 1930s" . Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  2. "Juries for the 1930s" . Retrieved October 8, 2013.