| Location | Locarno, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Festival date | Opening: 9 July 1955 Closing: 19 July 1955 |
| Website | Locarno Film Festival |
The 9th Locarno Film Festival was held from 9 July to 19 July 1955 in Locarno, Switzerland. [1] [2] Films from 15 nations were exhibited, including some from behind the Iron Curtain. [2]
Some notable films of the festival included Carmen Jones directed by Otto Preminger, Marty directed by Delbert Mann and Summertime (also called Summer Madness) directed by David Lean. [3]
The following films were screened in these sections: [4]
| Original Title | English Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Et Artisanat Populaire Chinois | Chinese Art and Popular Craftsmanship | China | ||
| Ballata Siciliana | Sicilian Ballad | Italy | ||
| Beau Petit Pays | Beautiful Little Country | Switzerland | ||
| Blue Plate Symphony | Connie Rasinski | 1954 | USA | |
| Captain Outrageous | Pete Burness | 1952 | USA | |
| Concerto Ginnico | Gymnastic Concert | Italy | ||
| Dobrý Voják Svejk | The Good Soldier Schweik | Jiri Trnka | Czech Republic | |
| Due Giorni In Italy | Two Days in Italy | Fausto Saraceni | Italy | |
| The Bull | El Toro | USA | ||
| Fabulous Las Vegas | USA | |||
| First Flying Fish | Connie Rasinski | 1955 | USA | |
| Ghost Town | USA | |||
| L'Empereur Des Singes | Czech Republic, China | |||
| La Carpe Tcheque | Czech Republic | |||
| La Rinascita Di Una Valle | Guido Saraceni | Switzerland | ||
| Les Eloquents | Jacques Guillon | 1954 | France | |
| Magoo's Masterpiece | Pete Burness | 1953 | USA | |
| Man on the Flying Trapeze | Clyde Bruckman, W.C. Fields | 1935 | USA | |
| Movie Stunt Pilot | Otto Lang | 1954 | USA | |
| Nos Champions De Natation | Hungary | |||
| Primavera Di Roma | Italy | |||
| Safety Spin | Pete Burness | 1953 | USA | |
| Svejkova Nehody Ve Vlaku | Jiri Trnka | Czech Republic | ||
| Taormina Perla Del Mediterraneo | Italy | |||
| The Magic Touch | India | |||
| The Tell-Tale Heart | USA | |||
| When Magoo Flew | Pete Burness | 1954 | USA | |
| Yokohama Yankee | Connie Rasinski | 1955 | USA | |
| Z Hatvanu Do Halice | Jiri Trnka | Czech Republic | ||
Programme Principal
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springtime in Budapest | Budapesti Tavasz | Félix Mariassy | 1955 | Hungary |
| Carmen Jones | Otto Preminger | 1954 | USA | |
| Casta Diva | Carmine Gallone | 1955 | Italy | |
| The Emperor's Nightingale | Cisaruv Slavik | Jiri Trnka | 1948 | Czech Republic |
| Condemned | Condenados | Manuel Mur Oti | 1953 | Spain |
| Das Fräulein Von Scudery | G. Eugen York | 1955 | Germany, Sudan | |
| The Last Ten Days | Der Letzte Akt | G.W. Pabst | 1955 | Austria |
| Female On The Beach | Joseph Pevney | 1955 | USA | |
| The Country Schoolmaster | Heideschulmeister Uwe Karsten | Hans Deppe | 1954 | Germany |
| Master of Life and Death | Herr Über Leben Und Tod | Victor Vicas | 1954 | Germany |
| I Know What I'm Living For | Ich Weiss Wofür Ich Liebe | Paul Verhoeven | 1955 | Germany |
| Devotion | Ispitanie Vernosti | Ivan Pyriev | 1954 | Russia |
| Italia K2 | Mario Fantin | 1955 | Italy | |
| The Letter with Feathers | Ji mao Xin | Shi Hui | 1954 | China |
| The Golden Demon | Konjiki Yasha | Koji Shima | 1953 | Japan |
| Golden Vein | La Vena D'Oro | Alessandro Bolognini | 1955 | Italy |
| The Mask of Tutankhamun / the Treasure of the Pharaohs | Le Masque De Tout Ankh Amon / Le Tresor Des Pharaons | Marco de Gastyne | 1955 | France |
| The Ladies of the 04 | Le Signorine Dello 04 | Gianni Franciolini | 1955 | Italy |
| Men in White | Les Hommes En Blanc | Ralph Habib | 1955 | France |
| Man Without A Star | King Vidor | 1955 | USA | |
| Marianne of My Youth | Marianne De Ma Jeunesse | 1955 | France | |
| Marty | Delbert Mann | 1955 | USA | |
| There is No Greater Love | Non C'é Amore Più Grande | Giorgio Bianchi | 1955 | Italy |
| Married Woman | Parineeta | Bimal Roy | 1953 | India |
| Phffft | Mark Robson | 1954 | USA | |
| Pole Poppenspäler | Arthur Pole | 1954 | Germany | |
| Pulang | Basuki Effendy | Indonesia | ||
| Razzia | Razzia Sur La Chnouf | Henri Decoin | 1955 | France |
| Rebound | Arthur Lubin | Great Britain | ||
| Native Land | Rodna Zeme | Josef Mach | 1954 | Czech Republic |
| Elementary School | Scuola Elementare | Alberto Lattuada | 1954 | Italy, France |
| Summer Madness | David Lean | Great Britain | ||
| The Colditz Story | Guy Hamilton | 1955 | Great Britain | |
| The Long Gray Line | John Ford | 1955 | USA | |
| The Magic Garden | Donald Swanson | 1952 | South Africa | |
| The Racers | Henry Hathaway | 1955 | USA | |
| Ethnographic Film Review | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Kandyan Ballet | Ballet Kandyaan | Robert Morillère | 1953 | France |
| Nomads of the Sum | Bororo (Les Nomades Du Soleil | Henry Brandt | 1954 | Switzerland |
| Carnival in Binche | Carnaval De Binche | Jean Cleinge, Gérard De Boe | 1953 | Belgium |
| Cemeteries in the Cliff | Cimetière Dans La Falaise | Jean Rouch | 1952 | France |
| Death Day | Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein | 1933 | USA | |
| Hamba Celebration | Fête Chez Les Hamba | Luc de Heusch | 1955 | Belgium |
| Wrack | Goemons | Yannick Bellon | 1947 | France |
| Bullfight | La Course De Taureaux | Myriam Borsoutsky, Pierre Braunberger | 1951 | France |
| Land Without Bread | Las Hurdes | Luis Buñuel | 1932 | Spain |
| The Mad Masters | Les Maîtres Fous | Jean Rouch | 1955 | France |
| Ruanda | Luc de Heusch | 1955 | Belgium | |
| The Muruts Of North Borneo | Iva Polunin | 1954 | Great Britain | |
| Visions of Sardinia | Visioni Della Sardegna | Centro Etnografico Sardo | Italy | |
| Private Visions | ||||
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Year | Production Country |
| Journey to the Beginning of Time | Cesta Do Praveku | Karel Zeman | 1955 | Czech Republic |
| Lost Continent | Continente Perduto | Leonardo Bonzi, Mario Craveri | 1954 | Italy |
| The Captain and His Hero | Der Hauptmann Und Sein Held | Max Nosseck | 1955 | Germany |
| The Right to Be Born | El Derecho De Nacer | Zacharias Gomez Urquiza | 1951 | Mexico |
| La Strada | Federico Fellini | 1954 | Italy | |
| Liang Shanbo Yu Zhu Yingtai | Sang Hu, Huaang Sha | 1954 | China | |
| Ludwig II | Ludwig Ii. Glanz Und Ende Eines Königs | Helmuth Käutner | 1955 | Germany |
| Ludwig Van Beethoven | Max Jaap | 1954 | Germany | |
| No More Fleeing | Nicht Mehr Fliehen | Herbert Vesely | 1955 | Germany |
| Romeo & Juliet | Romeo I Dzhulyetta | Leo Arnchtam, Leonid Lavrosky | 1955 | Russia |
| Stronger than the Night | Stärcher Als Die Nacht | Slatan Dudow | 1954 | Germany |
| Tempo D'Amarsi | Elio Ruffo | 1954 | Italy | |