16th Venice International Film Festival
Official festival poster by Giorgio Zucchiatti
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Ordet
Festival date25 August – 10 September 1955
Websitewww.labiennale.org/en/cinema/

The 16th Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 10 September 1955.[1]

Italian film critic Mario Gromo was appointed as the President of the Jury.[2] The Golden Lion was awarded to Ordet, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer.[3]

Jury

Main Competition (Venezia 16)

Official Sections

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main international competition:

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AbandonedGli sbandatiFrancesco MaselliItaly
The Big KnifeRobert AldrichUnited States
Boris GodunovБорис ГодуновVera StroyevaSoviet Union
Ciske the RatCiske de RatWolfgang StaudteWest Germany, Netherlands
The Deep Blue SeaAnatole LitvakUnited Kingdom
Después de la tormentaRoberto GavaldónMexico
The Devil's GeneralDes Teufels GeneralHelmut KäutnerWest Germany
Doctor at SeaRalph ThomasUnited Kingdom
8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 MovementsHans RichterUnited States
El canto del galloRafael GilSpain
Friends for LifeAmici per la pelleFranco RossiItaly, France, Spain
From My LifeZ mého životaVáclav KrškaCzechoslovakia
The GrasshopperПопрыгуньяSamson SamsonovSoviet Union
Il bidoneFederico FelliniItaly, France
Interrupted MelodyCurtis BernhardtUnited States
Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baajeझनक झनक पायल बाजेV. ShantaramIndia
John and JulieWilliam FairchildUnited Kingdom
The KentuckianBurt LancasterUnited States
La Tierra del Fuego se apagaEmilio FernándezArgentina, Mexico
Le AmicheMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
Les héros sont fatiguésYves CiampiFrance, West Germany
Les mauvaises rencontresAlexandre AstrucFrance
The Little RebelsChiens perdus sans collierJean DelannoyFrance, Italy
Mãos SangrentasCarlos Hugo ChristensenBrazil, Argentina
The Mask and Destiny修禅寺物語Noboru NakamuraJapan
Men of the Blue CrossBłękitny krzyżAndrzej MunkPoland
Moment of DecisionTrenutki odločitveFrantišek ČápYugoslavia
The Naked DawnEdgar G. UlmerUnited States
OrdetCarl Theodor DreyerDenmark
PrideOrgulloManuel Mur OtiSpain
Princess Yang Kwei Fei楊貴妃Kenji MizoguchiJapan, Hong Kong
Seagulls Die in the HarbourMeeuwen sterven in de havenRik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels, Roland VerhavertBelgium
To a New ShoreК новому берегуLeonid LukovSoviet Union
To Catch a ThiefAlfred HitchcockUnited States
Troubled Road, a Man DecidesНеспокоен пътDako DakovskiBulgaria

Official Awards

The following official awards were presented at the 15th edition:[3]

Main Competition

References

  1. "ASAC Data: Year 1955" (in Italian). Venice Biennale. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "ASAC Data: Juries" (in Italian). Venice Biennale. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 "ASAC Data: Awards" (in Italian). Venice Biennale. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019.
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