The 4th Cannes Film Festival took place from 3 to 20 April 1951, after not taking place in 1950 due to financial reasons (same reason it did not occur in 1948 either). French author André Maurois served as jury president for the main competition.
The Grand Prize of the Festival, then the festival highest prize, was jointly awarded to Miracle in Milan by Vittorio De Sica and Miss Julie by Alf Sjöberg.
Michèle Morgan, Jean Marais and Jean Cocteau were honoured with the Victoire du cinéma français award.
The festival took place for the first time in April instead of September, to avoid direct competition with the Venice Film Festival.
Juries
Main Competition André Maurois, French author - Jury President Suzanne Borel, French diplomat Louis Chauvet, French writer and journalist Evrard de Rouvre, French Guy Desson, French MP official Jacques Ibert, French composer Gaby Morlay, French actress Georges Raguis, French union official René Jeanne, French actor, writer and film critic Carlo Rim, French filmmaker Louis Touchagues, French Paul Vialar, French author
Substitute members Alexandre Kamenka, French producer Paul Verneyras, French MP official Paul Weill, French lawyer
Short Films Competition Marcel De Hubsch, French Marcel Ichac, French filmmaker Fred Orain, French Jean Thevenot, French journalist
Official Selection
In Competition The following feature films competed for the Grand Prize of the Festival: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAll About EveJoseph L. MankiewiczUnited StatesBright VictoryMark RobsonThe Browning VersionAnthony AsquithUnited KingdomCaiçaraAdolfo Celi, Tom Payne, and John WaterhouseBrazilDance of FireLa Danza del fuegoDaniel TinayreArgentinaThe Deadly DreamsDie tödlichen TräumePaul MartinWest GermanyThe Devil Is a WomanDoña DiablaTito DavisonMexicoDream of a CossackКавалер Золотой ЗвездыYuli RaizmanSoviet UnionEdward and CarolineÉdouard et CarolineJacques BeckerFranceThe Falling StarDer Fallende SternHarald BraunWest GermanyThe Forbidden ChristIl Cristo proibitoCurzio MalaparteItalyFour in a JeepDie Vier im JeepLeopold LindtbergSwitzerlandThe Honesty of the LockLa honradez de la cerraduraLuis EscobarSpainLos IslerosLucas DemareArgentinaJuliette, or Key of DreamsJuliette ou La clef des songesMarcel CarnéFranceThe Last MissionΤελευταία ΑποστολήNikos TsiforosGreeceThe Marihuana StoryMarihuanaLeón KlimovskyArgentinaMiracle in MilanMiracolo a MilanoVittorio De SicaItalyMirror of HollandSpiegel van HollandBert HaanstraNetherlandsMiss JulieFröken JulieAlf SjöbergSwedenMussorgskyМусоргскийGrigori RoshalSoviet UnionThe New ChinaОсвобождённый КитайSergei GerasimovLos OlvidadosLuis BuñuelMexicoParis Vice SquadIdentité judiciaireHervé BrombergerFrancePath of HopeIl Cammino della speranzaPietro GermiItalyA Place in the Sun George StevensUnited StatesRecklessBalarrasaJosé Antonio Nieves CondeSpainRumboRamón TorradoSide Street StoryNapoli milionariaEduardo De FilippoItalyThe Sin of Harold DiddlebockPreston SturgesUnited StatesA Strange MarriageKülönös házasságMárton KeletiHungaryThe Tales of HoffmannMichael Powell and Emeric PressburgerUnited KingdomThe TrapPastMartin FričCzechoslovakiaUnvanquished CityRobinson warszawskiJerzy ZarzyckPolandLa Virgen gitanaRamón TorradoSpainThe Yacht Isabel Arrived This AfternoonLa Balandra Isabel llegó esta tardeCarlos Hugo ChristensenArgentina, Venezuela
Short Films Competition 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 Carnet de plongée directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau Chasse à courre au Pôle Nord directed by Nils Rasmussen Colette directed by Yannick Bellon 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 Family Portrait directed by Humphrey Jennings Festival Time directed by Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani French Canada: 1534-1848 directed by Bernard Devlin 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 La vie due riz directed by Jinkichi Ohta La Voie Est-Ouest directed by K. Gordon Murray 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 Ukraine en Fleurs directed by Mikhail Slutsky Vertigo directed by Eusebio Fernández Ardavín
Official Awards
Main Competition Grand Prize of the Festival: Miss Julie by Alf Sjöberg Miracle in Milan by Vittorio De Sica Jury Special Prize: All About Eve by Joseph L. Mankiewicz Best Director: Luis Buñuel for Los Olvidados Best Actress: Bette Davis for All About Eve Best Actor: Michael Redgrave for The Browning Version Best Screenplay: Terence Rattigan for The Browning Version Best Music: Joseph Kosma for Juliette, or Key of Dreams Best Cinematography: José María Beltrán for The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon Best Art Direction: Abram Veksler for Musorgskiy Special Award: The Tales of Hoffmann by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Short Films Competition Prix Spécial du Jury La Voie Est-Ouest by K. Gordon Murray 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
References
Media Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: List of award-winners at the 1951 Cannes Festival (commentary in French) INA: Awarding of the "Victoire du cinéma français" awards at the opening of the 1951 Festival (commentary in French)
External links 1951 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 1951 Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1951 at Internet Movie Database