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7th Venice International Film Festival

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Location
  
Venice, Italy

Founded
  
1932

Festival date
  
8 August – 1 September 1939

Website
  
http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/

7th Venice International Film Festival was held from 8 August to 1 September 1939. This edition has been strongly influenced by the Fascist regime and was deserted by the United States of America. The Mussolini Cup was won by the historical film Cardinal Messias, while the other main prizes were not awarded.

Contents

Jury

  • Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata (Head of Jury)
  • Olaf Andersson
  • Luigi Bonelli
  • Ottavio Croze
  • Antonio de Obregón
  • Dino Falconi
  • F.T. Geldenhuys
  • Neville Kearney
  • Ernest Leichtenstern
  • Antonio Maraini
  • Ugo Ojetti
  • Vezio Orazi
  • Giacomo Paulucci de'Calboli
  • Junzo Sato
  • D.I. Suchianu
  • Zdenk Urban
  • Louis Villani
  • Carl Vincent

    • Awards

  • Mussolini Cup
  • Best Film - Cardinal Messias (Goffredo Alessandrini)
  • Volpi Cup
  • Best Actor - Not awarded.
  • Best Actress - Not awarded.
  • Bronze Medal
  • Girls in Distress (Georg Wilhelm Pabst)

    • References

    7th Venice International Film Festival Wikipedia
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