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20th Venice International Film Festival

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

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Jury

  • Luigi Chiarini (head of jury)
  • Georges Altman
  • Sergei Bondarchuk
  • Ralph Forte
  • Luis Gómez Mesa
  • Ernst Kruger
  • Roger Maxwell
  • Vinicio Marinucci
  • Dario Zanelli

    • Films in competition

  • The Boy and the Bridge by Kevin McClory
  • Sonatas by Juan Antonio Bardem
  • The Great War by Mario Monicelli
  • Esterina by Carlo Lizzani
  • La nuit des espions by Robert Hossein
  • V tvoikh rukakh zhizn by Nikolai Rozantsev
  • General della Rovere by Roberto Rossellini
  • Álmatlan évek by Félix Máriássy
  • Enjō by Kon Ichikawa
  • The Magician by Ingmar Bergman
  • Anatomy of a Murder by Otto Preminger
  • Web of Passion by Claude Chabrol
  • Night Train by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
  • Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? by Frank Wisbar

    • Awards

  • Golden Lion:
  • The Great War (Mario Monicelli)
  • General della Rovere (Roberto Rossellini)
  • Special Jury Prize:
  • The Magician (Ingmar Bergman)
  • Volpi Cup:
  • Best Actor - James Stewart - (Anatomy of a Murder)
  • Best Actress - Madeleine Robinson - (Web of Passion)
  • Special Mention - Carla Gravina, Lucyna Winnicka, Hannes Messemer & Alberto Sordi (Esterina, Night Train, General della Rovere & The Great War)
  • New Cinema Award
  • The Magician (Ingmar Bergman)
  • FIPRESCI Prize
  • Ashes and Diamonds (Andrzej Wajda)
  • OCIC Award
  • General della Rovere (Roberto Rossellini)
  • Pasinetti Award
  • The Magician (Ingmar Bergman)
  • Parallel Sections - Come Back, Africa (Lionel Rogosin)

    • References

    20th Venice International Film Festival Wikipedia
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