The 16th Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 10 September 1955.
Italian film critic Mario Gromo was appointed as the president of the jury. The Golden Lion was awarded to Ordet, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer.
Jury
Main Competition (Venezia 16) Mario Gromo, Italian journalist and film critic - Jury President Antonín Martin Brousil, Czechoslovak film critic and historian Piero Gadda Conti, Italian novelist and film critic Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, French actor, film director and critic Arthur Knight, American film critic and historian Emilio Lonero, Italian journalist and film critic Roger Manvell, British film historian Domenico Meccoli, Italian journalist, film critic and screenwriter Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti, Italian art critic and historian
Official Sections The following films were selected to be screened:
In Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production countryAbandonedGli sbandatiFrancesco MaselliItaly After the Storm Después de la tormentaRoberto GavaldónMexicoThe Big KnifeRobert AldrichUnited StatesBoris GodunovБорис ГодуновVera StroyevaSoviet UnionCiske the RatCiske de RatWolfgang StaudteWest Germany, NetherlandsThe Deep Blue SeaAnatole LitvakUnited KingdomThe Devil's GeneralDes Teufels GeneralHelmut KäutnerWest GermanyDoctor at SeaRalph ThomasUnited Kingdom8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 MovementsHans RichterUnited StatesEl canto del galloRafael GilSpainFriends for LifeAmici per la pelleFranco RossiItaly, France, SpainFrom My LifeZ mého životaVáclav KrškaCzechoslovakiaThe GrasshopperПопрыгуньяSamson SamsonovSoviet UnionIl bidoneFederico FelliniItaly, FranceInterrupted MelodyCurtis BernhardtUnited StatesJhanak Jhanak Payal Baajeझनक झनक पायल बाजेV. ShantaramIndiaJohn and JulieWilliam FairchildUnited KingdomThe KentuckianBurt LancasterUnited StatesLa Tierra del Fuego se apagaEmilio FernándezArgentina, MexicoLe AmicheMichelangelo AntonioniItalyLes héros sont fatiguésYves CiampiFrance, West GermanyLes mauvaises rencontresAlexandre AstrucFranceThe Little RebelsChiens perdus sans collierJean DelannoyFrance, ItalyMãos SangrentasCarlos Hugo ChristensenBrazil, ArgentinaThe Mask and Destiny修禅寺物語Noboru NakamuraJapanMen of the Blue CrossBłękitny krzyżAndrzej MunkPolandMoment of DecisionTrenutki odločitveFrantišek ČápYugoslaviaThe Naked DawnEdgar G. UlmerUnited StatesOrdetCarl Theodor DreyerDenmarkPrideOrgulloManuel Mur OtiSpainPrincess Yang Kwei Fei楊貴妃Kenji MizoguchiJapan, Hong KongSeagulls Die in the HarbourMeeuwen sterven in de havenRik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels, Roland VerhavertBelgiumTo a New ShoreК новому берегуLeonid LukovSoviet UnionTo Catch a ThiefAlfred HitchcockUnited StatesTroubled Road, a Man DecidesНеспокоен пътDako DakovskiBulgaria
Out of Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production country The Girl and the Oak Djevojka i hrastKrešo GolikYugoslaviaThe Grand ManeuverLes Grandes ManœuvresRené ClairFranceIl padrone sono meFranco BrusatiItaly
Official Awards The following official awards were presented at the 15th edition:
Main Competition Golden Lion: Ordet by Carl Theodor Dreyer Silver Lion: The Grasshopper by Samson Samsonov The Big Knife by Robert Aldrich Le Amiche by Michelangelo Antonioni Ciske the Rat by Wolfgang Staudte Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Kenneth More for The Deep Blue Sea Curd Jürgens for Les héros sont fatigués
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