17th Venice International Film Festival

The 17th Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 9 September 1956.^[1]

Jury

• John Grierson (head of jury)^[2]
• André Bazin
• G. B. Cavallaro
• Fridrikh Ermler
• James Quinn
• Kiyohiko Ushihara
• Luchino Visconti

Films in competition

• Suor Letizia by Mario Camerini
• L'impero del sole by Enrico Gras
• The Captain from Köpenick by Helmut Käutner
• A Hatful of Rain by Fred Zinnemann
• Throne of Blood by Akira Kurosawa
• The Immortal Garrison by Zakhar Agranenko & Eduard Tisse
• O Drakos by Nikos Koundouros
• Street of Shame by Kenji Mizoguchi
• Attack by Robert Aldrich
• Bigger Than Life by Nicholas Ray
• The Burmese Harp by Kon Ichikawa
• Calabuch by Luis García Berlanga
• Calle Mayor by Juan Antonio Bardem
• Gervaise by René Clément
• Torero! by Carlos Velo
• La Traversée de Paris by Claude Autant-Lara

Awards

• Volpi Cup:
  • Best Actor - Bourvil - (La Traversée de Paris)
  • Best Actress - Maria Schell - (Gervaise)
  • Special Mention - Street of Shame - (Kenji Mizoguchi), The Captain from Köpenick - (Heinz Rühmann), Suor Letizia - (Anna Magnani), L'impero del sole - (Franco Bernetti, Mario Craveri, Ubaldo Marelli, Giovanni Raffaldi), Torero! - (Carlos Velo), The Immortal Garrison - (Zakhar Agranenko & Eduard Tisse), Calle Mayor - (Betsy Blair), The Burmese Harp - (Kon Ichikawa), Calle Mayor - (Juan Antonio Bardem)
• New Cinema Award
  • Best Film - Juan Antonio Bardem - (Calle Mayor)
  • Best Actor - Heinz Rühmann - (The Captain from Köpenick)
  • Best Actress - Maria Schell - (Gervaise)
• San Giorgio Prize
  • The Burmese Harp (Kon Ichikawa)
• FIPRESCI Prize
  • Calle Mayor (Juan Antonio Bardem)
  • Gervaise (René Clément)
• OCIC Award
  • Calabuch (Luis García Berlanga)
  • Honorable Mention - The Burmese Harp (Kon Ichikawa)
• Pasinetti Award
  • Attack (Robert Aldrich)

References

External links

• 1956 Venice Film Festival at IMDB
• Venice Film Festival 1956
• Venice Film Festival 1956