Berlin International Film Festival 1955
The 1955 Berlin International Film Festival took place from June 24th to July 5th, 1955.
Summary
The advertising budget of the Berlinale increased in the fifth year to 60,000 DM. Festival director Alfred Bauer advertised on the sector borders to East Berlin on large and widely visible billboards for the film festival, which was called the "Olympics of Film", which had an impact on the program design: A country code was used for the selection of films. The Federal Republic of Germany was the official co-organizer of the festival for the first time.
The main prize at the Berlinale went to a German film for the first time: Robert Siodmak's Gerhart Hauptmann film adaptation of The Rats with the young Maria Schell won the last public vote. The film beat Otto Preminger's Carmen Jones , and even Billy Wilder 7. Year Itch (The Seven Year Itch) with Marilyn Monroe .
competition
The winning film is highlighted in orange.
Award winners
Golden bear
- The rats
Silver bear
- The great secret of Marcellino
Bronze bear
- Carmen Jones
Large gold plaque
- Wonders of the Prairie (The Vanishing Prairie)
Large silver plaque
- The lost continent (Il continente perduto)
Large bronze plaque
Small gold badge
- Carpenters of the forest
Small silver badge
- Siam - country and people
Small bronze plaque
- Mimes by Marcel Marceau
literature
- Wolfgang Jacobsen: 50 Years of the Berlinale - International Film Festival 1951–2000