The 9th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 19 August to 4 September 1948.
Italian filmmaker Luigi Chiarini was the Jury President for the International Competition. The Grand International Prize of Venice was awarded to Hamlet by Laurence Olivier.
Jury Luigi Chiarini, Italian filmmaker - Jury President Guido Aristarco, Italian film critic and author Alberto Consiglio Mario Gromo, Italian writer and film critic Arturo Lanocita Vinicio Marinucci Mario Melloni Andrew Félix Morlión Giorgio Prosperi, Italian screenwriter
Official Sections
International Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production country L'Amore L'Amore Roberto Rossellini Italy Difficult Years Anni difficili Luigi Zampa Italy A Double Life A Double Life George Cukor United States Duel in the Sun Duel in the Sun King Vidor United States The Fallen Idol The Fallen Idol Carol Reed United Kingdom The Fugitive The Fugitive John Ford United States God Bless You Dios se lo pague Luis César Amadori Argentina Hamlet Hamlet Laurence Olivier United Kingdom La Terra Trema La Terra Trema Luchino Visconti Italy Louisiana Story Louisiana Story Robert J. Flaherty United States Maclovia Belleza Maldita Emilio Fernández Mexico Oliver Twist Oliver Twist David Lean United Kingdom The Other Life Das andere Leben Rudolf Steinboeck Austria The Angel with the Trumpet Der Engel mit der Posaune Karl Hartl Austria The Treasure of the Sierra Madre The Treasure of the Sierra Madre John Huston United States The Trial Der Prozeß Georg Wilhelm Pabst Austria Under the Sun of Rome Sotto il sole di Roma Renato Castellani Italy Gold Smugglers Passeurs d'or Émile-Georges De Meyst France / Belgium The Crab with the Golden Claws Le crabe aux pinces d'or Claude Misonne Belgium The Angel's Coat Andělský kabát Eduard Hofman Czechoslovakia The Millionaire Who Stole the Sun O milionáři, který ukradl slunce Zdeněk Miler Czechoslovakia The Czech Year Špalíček Jiří Trnka Czechoslovakia Love and the Zeppelin Vzducholoď a láska Jiří Brdečka Czechoslovakia The Danish Village Church Landsbykirken Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark Shaped by Danish Hands Shaped by Danish Hands Hagen Hasselbalch Denmark Chateaubriand: Combourg, Features of Stone Combourg, visage de pierre Jacques de Casembroot France Woman of Antwerp Dédée d'Anvers Yves Allégret France The Eagle with Two Heads L'Aigle à deux têtes Jean Cocteau France Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water Kampen om tungtvannet Jean DrévilleTitus Vibe-Müller NorwayFrance The Little Soldier Le Petit Soldat Paul Grimault France Wrack Goémons Yannick Bellon France Black Peasants Les Paysans noirs Georges Régnier France A Matter of Time Une question d'heure Victor Vicas France Auction Sale Vente aux enchères Jean Mousselle France
Official Awards
International Competition Grand International Prize of Venice: Hamlet by Laurence Olivier Best Italian Film: Under the Sun of Rome by Renato Castellani Silver Lion for Best Direction: Georg Wilhelm Pabst for The Trial Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Ernst Deutsch for The Trial Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Jean Simmons for Hamlet Best Original Screenplay: Graham Greene for The Fallen Idol Best Cinematography: Desmond Dickinson for Hamlet Best Original Music: Max Steiner for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Outstanding Technical Contribution: John Bryan for Oliver Twist
Independent Awards
International Award Louisiana Story for Robert J. Flaherty The Fugitive for John Ford La Terra Trema for Luchino Visconti
ANICA Cup Under the Sun of Rome by Renato Castellani
Cinecittà Cup Duel in the Sun for David O. Selznick
ENIC Cup Difficult Years for Luigi Zampa
References
External links
Venice Film Festival 1948 Awards on IMDb