17th Venice International Film Festival
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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
- FIPRESCI Prize
- OCIC Award
- Calabuch (Luis García Berlanga)
- Honorable Mention - The Burmese Harp (Kon Ichikawa)
- Pasinetti Award