20th Venice International Film Festival

20th Venice International Film Festival
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion:
The Great War
General della Rovere
Festival date23 August – 6 September 1959
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology

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

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

  • Luigi Chiarini, Italian - Jury President[2]
  • Georges Altman, French journalist
  • Sergei Bondarchuk, Soviet filmmaker and actor
  • Ralph Forte, American
  • Ernst Kruger, German
  • Roger Maxwell, British actor
  • Vinicio Marinucci, Italian
  • Luis Gómez Mesa, Spanish
  • Dario Zanelli, Italian

Official Sections

Main Competition

English title Original title Director(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 Agents La 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 жизнь Nikolai Rozantsev Soviet 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

References

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