The "7th" annual (void) Venice International Film Festival was held from 8 August to 1 September 1939. This edition has been strongly influenced by the

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and was deserted by the

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. The Mussolini Cup was won by the

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Cardinal Messias ''Cardinal Messias'' (Italian: ''Abuna Messias'') is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Camillo Pilotto, Enrico Glori and Mario Ferrari.Moliterno p.313 The film was awarded the Mussolini Cup at th ...

'', while the other main prizes were not awarded.

Jury

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(Head of Jury) * Olaf Andersson *

Luigi Bonelli Luigi Bonelli (1892–1954) was an Italian playwright and screenwriter.Goble p.999 Selected filmography * ''Paradise'' (1932) * '' Palio'' (1932) *''Nini Falpala'' (1933) * '' Ginevra degli Almieri'' (1935) * '' Territorial Militia'' (1935) * ...

* Ottavio Croze * Antonio de Obregón * Dino Falconi * F.T. Geldenhuys * Neville Kearney * Ernest Leichtenstern *

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* Ugo Ojetti * Vezio Orazi * Giacomo Paulucci de'Calboli * Junzo Sato * D.I. Suchianu * Zdenk Urban *

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* Carl Vincent

In Competition

Awards

* Mussolini Cup **Best Film - ''

'' (

Goffredo Alessandrini Goffredo Alessandrini (20 November 1904, in Cairo – 16 May 1978, in Rome) was an Italian scriptwriter and film director. He also acted, edited, and produced some films. He practiced athletics in his youth, and won a title of Italian champion ...

) *

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**Best Actor - **Best Actress - * Bronze Medal **''

Girls in Distress ''Girls in Distress'' (french: Jeunes filles en détresse) is a 1939 French drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Marcelle Chantal, Micheline Presle and André Lugue.Rentschler p.282 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (

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)

References

External links

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Venice Film Festival 1939 Awards
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