The 4th
Cannes Film Festival
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was held from 3 to 20 April
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial reasons. In 1951, the festival took place in April instead of September to avoid direct competition with the
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...
.
As in the previous two festivals, the entire jury was made up of French persons. The
Grand Prix of the Festival went to two different films, ''
Miss Julie
''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...
'' by
Alf Sjöberg
Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Swedish theatre and film director. He won the Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for ''Torment'' ( sv, Hets) (part of an eleven-way tie), and in 1951 f ...
and ''
Miracle in Milan
''Miracle in Milan'' ( it, Miracolo a Milano) is a 1951 Italian fantasy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay was co-written by Cesare Zavattini, based on his novel ''Totò il Buono.'' The picture stars Francesco Golisano, Emma Gr ...
'' by
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the Italian neorealism, neorealist movement.
Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Shoeshine (film), Sciuscià ...
.
The festival honoured
Michèle Morgan,
Jean Marais
Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais (), was a French actor, film director, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. He performed in over 100 f ...
and
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the s ...
with the ''Victoire du cinéma français'' award.
Jury
![AndreMaurois](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/AndreMaurois.JPG)
The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature and short films.
*
André Maurois
André Maurois (; born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog; 26 July 1885 – 9 October 1967) was a French author.
Biography
Maurois was born on 26 July 1885 in Elbeuf and educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen, both in Normandy. A member of ...
(author) Jury President
*
Suzanne Bidault-Borel (politician)
*
Louis Chauvet
Louis Chauvet (27 July 1906 in Perpignan – 18 April 1981 in Menucourt) was a 20th-century French writer and journalist, winner of the 1953 prix Interallié.
Biography
The son of the regionalist historian Horace Chauvet, Louis Chauvet becam ...
(journalist)
*
Evrard de Rouvre
*
Guy Desson
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* Guy, Indiana, US, an uninco ...
(MP official)
*
Jacques Ibert
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(composer)
*
Gaby Morlay
Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France. (actress)
*
Georges Raguis Georges may refer to:
Places
*Georges River, New South Wales, Australia
*Georges Quay (Dublin)
*Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Other uses
*Georges (name)
* ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas
* "Georges" (song), a 1977 ...
(union official)
*
René Jeanne (critic)
*
Carlo Rim
Carlo Rim (19 December 1902 – 3 December 1989) was a French film screenwriter, producer and director.
Born Jean Marius Richard, he made an anagram of his initials (RJM - treating I and J as the same letter) for his pseudonym, adding "Carlo" a p ...
(director)
*
Louis Touchagues
*
Paul Vialar (author)
Substitute members
*
Alexandre Kamenka
*
Paul Verneyras (MP official)
*
Paul Weill (lawyer)
Short films
*
Marcel De Hubsch
*
Marcel Ichac
Marcel Ichac (22 October 1906 - 9 April 1994) was a French alpinist, explorer, photographer and film director. Born in Rueil, France, Ichac was one of the first people to introduce electronic music in cinema with Ondes Martenot for ''Karakoram' ...
*
Fred Orain
*
Jesn Thevenot (journalist)
Feature film competition
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix:
*''
All About Eve
''All About Eve'' is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does not receive a screen credit ...
'' by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career, and won both the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best A ...
*''
Bright Victory
''Bright Victory'' is a 1951 American drama romance war film directed by Mark Robson and starring Arthur Kennedy and Peggy Dow.
Plot
During World War II, American sergeant Larry Nevins is blinded by a German sniper while fighting in North Afr ...
'' by
Mark Robson
*''
The Browning Version'' by
Anthony Asquith
Anthony William Landon Asquith (; 9 November 1902 – 20 February 1968) was an English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on ''The Winslow Boy'' (1948) and '' The Browning Version'' (1951), among oth ...
*''
Caiçara'' by
Adolfo Celi
Adolfo Celi (; 27 July 1922 – 19 February 1986) was an Italian film actor and director. Born in Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 films, specialising in international villains. Although a prominent actor in Italian ...
*''
Dance of Fire
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Recording and Music
The album was recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York during January and February 1995. It was produced b ...
'' (''La Danza del fuego'') by
Daniel Tinayre
Daniel Tinayre (14 September 1910 – 24 October 1994) was a French-born Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Moving to Buenos Aires at a young age, Tinayre directed some 23 films between 1934 and 1974, directing films such ...
*''
The Devil Is a Woman'' (''Doña Diabla'') by
Tito Davison
Tito Davison (14 November 1912 – 21 March 1985) was a Chilean-born Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1982.
Selected filmography
* '' Thus Is Life'' (1930)
* ''Shadows of Glory'' (1930 ...
*''
Dream of a Cossack
''Dream of a Cossack'' (russian: Кавалер Золотой Звезды, translit. ''Kavalier zolotoy zvezdy'') is a 1951 Soviet drama film directed by Yuli Raizman based on the novel ''The Golden Star Chavalier'' by Semyon Babayevsky ...
'' (''Kavalier zolotoy zvezdy'') by
Yuli Raizman
Yuli Yakovlevich Raizman (russian: Юлий Яковлевич Райзман; December 15, 1903 – December 11, 1994) was a Soviet Russian film director and screenwriter.
Career
In 1924 he became a literary consultant for Mezhrabpom-Rus, the G ...
*''
Edward and Caroline
''Edward and Caroline'' (french: Édouard et Caroline) is a 1951 French comedy-drama film directed by Jacques Becker, starring Daniel Gélin and Anne Vernon. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (''Édouard et Caroline'') by
Jacques Becker
*''
The Falling Star'' (''Der Fallende Stern'') by
Harald Braun
Harald Braun (26 April 1901 – 24 September 1960) was a German film director, screenwriter and film producer. He directed 21 films between 1942 and 1960.
Selected filmography
* ''The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl'' (dir. Carl Froelich, 193 ...
*''
The Forbidden Christ
''The Forbidden Christ'' ( it, Il Cristo proibito) is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Curzio Malaparte.
Plot
Bruno is a veteran of the Russian campaign who returned on foot to his Montepulciano. Unlike the other veterans, his happiness ...
'' (''Il Cristo proibito'') by
Curzio Malaparte
Curzio Malaparte (; 9 June 1898 – 19 July 1957), born Kurt Erich Suckert, was an Italian writer, filmmaker, war correspondent and diplomat. Malaparte is best known outside Italy due to his works ''Kaputt'' (1944) and ''La pelle'' (1949). The f ...
*''
Four in a Jeep'' (''Die Vier im Jeep'') by
Leopold Lindtberg
Leopold Lindtberg (born in Vienna on 1 June 1902; died in Sils im Engadin/Segl on 18 April 1984) was an Austrian Swiss film and theatre director. He fled Austria due to the Machtergreifung in Germany and ultimately settled in Switzerland.
His ...
*''
The Honesty of the Lock'' (''La honradez de la cerradura'') by
Luis Escobar
*''
Los Isleros'' by
Lucas Demare
Lucas Demare (July 14, 1910 – September 6, 1981) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and film producer prominent in the Cinema of Argentina in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Biography
At the 1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Aw ...
*''
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
''Juliette, or Key of Dreams'' (french: Juliette ou La clef des songes) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Marcel Carné. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. The film is based on a play by Georges Neveux.
Cast
* Gérard P ...
'' (''Juliette ou La clef des songes'') by
Marcel Carné
*''
Különös házasság
''Különös házasság'' (''A Peculiar Marriage'') is a 1951 Hungarian drama film directed by Márton Keleti, based on the novel of the same name (first published in 1900) by Kálmán Mikszáth. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festiva ...
'' by
Márton Keleti
Márton Keleti (27 April 1905 – 20 June 1973) was a Hungarian film director. He directed 50 films between 1937 and 1973. His 1959 film '' Yesterday'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.
Selected filmography
* '' ...
*''
The Last Mission'' (''Teleftaia apostoli'') by
Nikos Tsiforos
*''
The Marihuana Story'' (''Marihuana'') by
León Klimovsky
León Klimovsky (16 October 1906 – 8 April 1996) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Biography
A trained dentist, born in Buenos Aires, his real passion was always the cinema. He pioneered Argentine cultural moveme ...
*''
Miracle in Milan
''Miracle in Milan'' ( it, Miracolo a Milano) is a 1951 Italian fantasy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay was co-written by Cesare Zavattini, based on his novel ''Totò il Buono.'' The picture stars Francesco Golisano, Emma Gr ...
'' (''Miracolo a Milano'') by
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the Italian neorealism, neorealist movement.
Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Shoeshine (film), Sciuscià ...
*''
Mirror of Holland'' (''Spiegel van Holland'') by
Bert Haanstra
*''
Miss Julie
''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...
'' (''Fröken Julie'') by
Alf Sjöberg
Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Swedish theatre and film director. He won the Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for ''Torment'' ( sv, Hets) (part of an eleven-way tie), and in 1951 f ...
*''
Mussorgsky
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky ( rus, link=no, Модест Петрович Мусоргский, Modest Petrovich Musorgsky , mɐˈdɛst pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈmusərkskʲɪj, Ru-Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky version.ogg; – ) was a Russian compo ...
'' (''Musorgskiy'') by
Grigori Roshal
Grigori Lvovich Roshal (russian: Григорий Львович Рошаль; October 21, 1899 – January 11, 1983) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed 26 films between 1926 and 1968.
Biography
Grigori Roshal was born o ...
*''
The New China
''The New China,'' also rendered in English as ''Liberated China'' (russian: Освобождённый Китай, translit=Osvobozhdyonnyy Kitay), is a 1950 Soviet documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional mot ...
'' (''Osvobozhdyonnyy kitay'') by
Sergei Gerasimov
*''
Los Olvidados
''Los olvidados'' (, Spanish: ''The Forgotten Ones''; known in the United States as ''The Young and the Damned'') is a 1950 Mexican teen crime film directed by Luis Buñuel. It was filmed at Tepeyac Studios and on location in Mexico City.
Prod ...
'' by
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and ...
*''
Paris Vice Squad
''Paris Vice Squad'' (french: Identité judiciaire) is a 1951 French thriller film directed by Hervé Bromberger. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Odette Barencey as La concierge (as Odette Barancey)
* Luc Barney as ...
'' (''Identité judiciaire'') by
Hervé Bromberger
Hervé Bromberger (11 November 1918 – 25 November 1993) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 16 films between 1951 and 1982. His 1951 film ''Paris Vice Squad'' was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
Selecte ...
*''
Path of Hope
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Path or PATH may also refer to:
Physical paths of different types
* Bicycle path
* Bridle path, used by people on horseback
* Course (navigation), the intended path of a vehicle
* Desire ...
'' (''Il Cammino della speranza'') by
Pietro Germi
*''
A Place in the Sun'' by
George Stevens
George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer.Obituary '' Variety'', March 12, 1975, page 79. Films he produced were nominated for the Academy Award for ...
*''
Reckless'' (''Balarrasa'') by
José Antonio Nieves Conde
José Antonio Nieves Conde (22 December 1911http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/45978/jose-antonio-nieves-conde José Antonio Nieves Conde. Diccionario biográfico español. Real Academia de la Historia. Access 15 february 2020. in Segovia, Castilla y Le ...
*''
Rumbo'' by
Ramón Torrado
Ramón Torrado (born 5 April 1905-January 1990) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1942 and 1978.
Along his brother Adolfo Torrado, they worked in Suevia Films, and he directed ''Botón de ancla'' (1948 ...
*''
Side Street Story
''Side Street Story'' ( it, Napoli milionaria , meaning "Millionaire Naples") is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Eduardo De Filippo, who wrote the play upon which the film is based. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
Plo ...
'' (''Napoli milionaria'') by
Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Consid ...
*''
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
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'' by
Preston Sturges
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*''
The Tales of Hoffmann
''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died i ...
'' by
Michael Powell
Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a seri ...
and
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger (born Imre József Pressburger; 5 December 19025 February 1988) was a Hungarian-British screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his series of film collaborations with Michael Powell, in a collaborat ...
*''
Die Tödlichen Träume
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Die may also refer to:
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* Die, singular of dice, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers
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* Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semicond ...
'' by
Paul Martin
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The son o ...
*''
The Trap'' (''Past'') by
Martin Frič
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Throughout his life, F ...
*''
Unvanquished City
''Unvanquished City'' ( pl, Robinson warszawski, pl, Miasto nieujarzmione) is a 1950 Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Zarzycki. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Jan Kurnakowicz as Piotr Rafalski
* Zofia Mrozowska ...
'' (''Robinson warszawski'') by
Jerzy Zarzycki
*''
La Virgen gitana'' by
Ramón Torrado
Ramón Torrado (born 5 April 1905-January 1990) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1942 and 1978.
Along his brother Adolfo Torrado, they worked in Suevia Films, and he directed ''Botón de ancla'' (1948 ...
*''
The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon'' (''La Balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde'') by
Carlos Hugo Christensen
Carlos Hugo Christensen ( Santiago del Estero, 15 December 1914 – Rio de Janeiro, 30 November 1999) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer.
He was of Danish descent through his paternal side. Christensen directed fi ...
and
Luis Guillermo Villegas Blanco
Short films
The following short films competed for the Grand Prix du court métrage:
* ''Así es Madrid'' directed by Joaquín Soriano
* ''Azerbaidjan Soviètique'' directed by F. Kissiliov and M. Dadachev
* ''Bali, eiland der Goden'' directed by N. Drakulić
* ''Bim'' directed by
Albert Lamorisse
Albert Lamorisse (; 13 January 1922 – 2 June 1970) was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer of award-winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s. He also invented the strategic board game ''Risk'' in 1957.
Life
Lamor ...
* ''Carnet de plongée'' directed by
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (, also , ; 11 June 191025 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful Aqua-Lung, open-circuit SCUBA ( self-contained underwater breathing apparatus). T ...
* ''Chasse à courre au Pôle Nord'' directed by Nils Rasmussen
* ''Colette'' directed by
Yannick Bellon
Marie-Annick Bellon, usually known as Yannick Bellon, (6 April 1924 – 2 June 2019), was a French film director, editor and screenwriter. Initially known for her documentary work, in 1972 she made her first feature film, ''Quelque part quelqu’ ...
* ''Der gelbe Dom'' directed by
Eugen Schuhmacher
* ''Der goldene Brunnen'' directed by
H. Walter Kolm-Veltee
* ''Der zee ontrukt'' directed by Herman van der Horst
* ''En Sevilla hay una fiesta'' directed by Joaquín Soriano
* ''Esthonie Soviètique'' by V. Tomber and I. Guidine
* ''Ett hörn i norr'' directed by
Arne Sucksdorff
Arne Edvard Sucksdorff (3 February 1917 – 4 May 2001) was a Swedish film director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries. His works ...
* ''Family Portrait'' directed by
Humphrey Jennings
* ''Festival Time'' directed by Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani
* ''French Canada: 1534-1848'' directed by
Bernard Devlin
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* ''Histoire d'un Facoun Royal'' directed by István Homoki Nagy
* ''Homme des oasis'' directed by
Georges Régnier
* ''Inondations'' directed by Al Stark and Morten Parker
* ''L'Algérie humaine'' directed by Jean-Charles Carlus
* ''L'autre Moisson'' directed by René Lucot
* ''L'Empire'' directed by Alberto Ancillotti
* ''L'Eruption de l'Etna'' directed by
Domenico Paolella
Domenico Paolella (18 October 1915 - 7 October 2002) was an Italian director, screenwriter and journalist.
Born in Foggia, between 1933 and 1935 Paolella won several contests for amateur directors; in the same years he started working as a journa ...
* ''La vie due riz'' directed by Jinkichi Ohta
* ''La Voie Est-Ouest'' directed by
K. Gordon Murray
K. Gordon Murray (1922–1979) was an American producer, most notable for his redubbing and re-releasing of foreign fairy tale films for U.S. audiences. He is often cited as the "King of the Kiddie Matinee." Murray also marketed many of the Mexpl ...
* ''Lettonie Soviètique'' directed by F. Kissiliov
* ''Magnetism'' directed by John Durst
* ''New Pioneers'' directed by Baruch Dienar
* ''Notre-Dame de Luxembourg'' directed by Florent Antony
* ''Oton Joupantchitch'' by France Kosmač
* ''The Private Life of a Silk Worm'' directed by Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani
* ''Rajasthan N° 1'' directed by Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani
* ''River of Steel'' directed by Peter Sachs
* ''Schwarze Gesellen'' directed by Prof. Walter Hege
* ''Soutyeska'' by Pierre Maihrovski
* ''Suite du de danses Berbères'' directed by Serge Debecque
* ''Turay'' directed by
Enrico Gras
Enrico Gras (7 March 1919 – 5 March 1981) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 22 films between 1941 and 1961.
Selected filmography
* '' Pictura: An Adventure in Art'' (1951)
* ''Lost Continent'' (1955)
* ''Dreams Di ...
* ''Ukraine en Fleurs'' directed by Mikhail Slutsky
* ''Vertigo'' directed by
Eusebio Fernández Ardavín
Eusebio Fernández Ardavín (1898–1965) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He was the brother of the playwright Luis Fernández Ardavín. His nephew César Fernández Ardavín who also became a film director, began his career working f ...
Awards
![Bert Haanstra](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Bert_Haanstra.jpg)
The following films and people received the 1951 awards:
Feature Films
*
Grand Prix:
**''
Miss Julie
''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...
'' by
Alf Sjöberg
Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Swedish theatre and film director. He won the Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for ''Torment'' ( sv, Hets) (part of an eleven-way tie), and in 1951 f ...
**''
Miracle in Milan
''Miracle in Milan'' ( it, Miracolo a Milano) is a 1951 Italian fantasy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay was co-written by Cesare Zavattini, based on his novel ''Totò il Buono.'' The picture stars Francesco Golisano, Emma Gr ...
'' by
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the Italian neorealism, neorealist movement.
Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Shoeshine (film), Sciuscià ...
*
Jury Special Prize: ''
All About Eve
''All About Eve'' is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does not receive a screen credit ...
'' by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career, and won both the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best A ...
*
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* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
:
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and ...
for ''
Los Olvidados
''Los olvidados'' (, Spanish: ''The Forgotten Ones''; known in the United States as ''The Young and the Damned'') is a 1950 Mexican teen crime film directed by Luis Buñuel. It was filmed at Tepeyac Studios and on location in Mexico City.
Prod ...
''
*
Best Actress
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:
Bette Davis
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 years and 100 acting credits. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her pe ...
for ''
All About Eve
''All About Eve'' is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does not receive a screen credit ...
''
*
Best Actor:
Michael Redgrave
Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Mourning Becomes Elec ...
for ''
The Browning Version''
*
Best Screenplay:
Terence Rattigan
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for ''
The Browning Version''
*Best Music:
Joseph Kosma
Joseph Kosma (22 October 19057 August 1969) was a Hungarian-French composer.
Biography
Kosma was born József Kozma in Budapest, where his parents taught stenography and typing. He had a brother, Ákos. A maternal relative was the photographe ...
for ''
Juliette ou La clef des songes''
*Best Cinematography:
José María Beltrán for ''
La Balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde''
*Best Art Direction:
Abram Veksler for ''
Musorgskiy''
*Special Award: ''
The Tales of Hoffmann
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'' by
Michael Powell
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and
Emeric Pressburger
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Short Films
*
Prix Spécial du Jury
**''
La Voie Est-Ouest'' by
K. Gordon Murray
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**''
Ukraine en Fleurs'' by
Mikhail Slutsky
**''
Lettonie Soviètique'' by
F. Kissiliov
**''
Azerbaidjan Soviètique'' by
F. Kissiliov and
M. Dadachev
**''
Esthonie Soviètique'' by
V. Tomber and
I. Guidine
*Grand Prix du Festival International du Film pour le Meilleur Film Scientifique:
**''
L'Eruption de l'Etna'' by
Domenico Paolella
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Born in Foggia, between 1933 and 1935 Paolella won several contests for amateur directors; in the same years he started working as a journa ...
References
Media
Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: List of award-winners at the 1951 Cannes Festival(commentary in French)
(commentary in French)
External links
(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1951Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1951at
Internet Movie Database
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{{Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival, 1951
Cannes Film Festival, 1951
Cannes Film Festival