Cannes International Film Festival 1953

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The 6th Cannes International Film Festival in 1953 took place from April 15 to April 29, 1953.

competition

The following films were shown in the competition this year:

Movie title Director Country of production Actor (selection)
April 1, 2000 Wolfgang Liebeneiner Austria Hilde Krahl , Josef Meinrad , Waltraud Haas
Awaara Raj Kapoor India Raj Kapoor , Nargis , Prithviraj Kapoor
Barabbas - The man in the dark Alf Sjöberg Sweden
Desire and passion Emilio Fernández Mexico
Bongolo André Chauvin France
O Cangaceiro - The outlaws Lima Barreto Italy , Brazil
Daibutsu kaigen Teinosuke Kinugasa Japan
Doña Francisquita Ladislao Vajda Spain
Duende y misterio del flamenco Edgar Neville Spain
He Luis Buñuel Mexico
It happened out of hot childhood love Arne Mattsson Sweden
Monsieur Hulot's vacation Jacques Tati France Jacques Tati
Dangerous beauty Mario Soldati Italy Gina Lollobrigida
Gendai-jin Minoru Shibuya Japan
Hélène Boucher - A pilot's life Jean Dréville France Giselle Pascal
The heart of all things George More O'Ferrall Great Britain Trevor Howard , Maria Schell
I confess Alfred Hitchcock United States Montgomery Clift , Anne Baxter , Karl Malden
Intimate Relations Charles Frank Great Britain
Come back, little Sheba Daniel Mann United States Burt Lancaster , Shirley Booth
The children of Hiroshima Kaneto Shindo Japan
Lili Charles Walters United States Leslie Caron , Mel Ferrer
Reward for fear * Henri-Georges Clouzot France Yves Montand , Charles Vanel
Luz en el páramo Víctor Urruchúa Venezuela
Madame makes stories Walter Lang United States Ethel Merman , Donald O'Connor , George Sanders
Magia verde Gian Caspare Napolitano Italy
Nevjera Vladimir Pogacic Yugoslavia
Peter Pan Walt Disney United States Cartoon
Rome, Termini station Vittorio De Sica Italy , USA Jennifer Jones , Montgomery Clift , Gino Cervi
Sala de guardia Tulio Demicheli Argentina
They found a home Leopold Lindtberg Great Britain , Switzerland John Justin , Eva Dahlbeck , Sigfrit Steiner
Las tres perfectas casadas Roberto Gavaldón Mexico
La vie passionnée de Clémenceau Gilbert Prouteau France
The white reindeer Erik Blomberg Finland
Whom the sun shines John Ford United States Charles Winninger
Welcome, Mr. Marshall Luis García Berlanga Spain Fernando Rey , José Isbert

* = Grand Prix

Award winners

  • Grand Prix : reward for fear
  • Best adventure film: O Cangaceiro - The Outlaws
  • Best Comedy: Welcome, Mr. Marshall
  • Best entertainment film: Lili
  • Best Drama in Motion Pictures : Come Back Little Sheba
  • Best fairy tale film: The white reindeer
  • Best Documentary: The Green Secret by Gian Gaspare Napolitano

Honorable mentions

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