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15th Venice International Film Festival

Italian film festival in 1954

Field	Value
name	15th Venice International Film Festival
image	VeniceFilmFestival15poster.jpg
caption	Official festival poster by Giorgio Zucchiatti
location	Venice, Italy
founded	1932
awards	Golden Lion: Romeo and Juliet
date	22 August – 7 September 1954
website
chronology	Venice Film Festival
preceded_by	14th
followed_by	16th

The 15th Venice International Film Festival was held from 22 August to 7 September 1954.

Italian Writer Ignazio Silone was appointed as president of the jury. The Golden Lion was awarded to Romeo and Juliet, directed by Renato Castellani.

Jury

Main Competition (Venezia 15)

Ignazio Silone, Italian writer - Jury President
Bengt Idestam-Almquist, Swedish screenwriter
Louis Chauvet, French writer and journalist
Carlos Fernández Cuenca, Spanish journalist, film critic and historian
Mario Gromo, Italian journalist and film critic
Roger Manvell, British film historian
Pasquale Ojetti, Italian journalist and film critic
Piero Regnoli, Italian screenwriter and film director
Filippo Sacchi, Italian journalist and film critic

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main international competition:

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Production country
Annaluise and Anton	Pünktchen und Anton	Thomas Engel	West Germany, Austria
The Bastard	Guacho	Lucas Demare	Argentina
The Caine Mutiny	Edward Dmytryk	United States
Camelia	Roberto Gavaldón	Mexico, Spain
Castles in Spain	El torero	René Wheeler	France, Spain
Executive Suite	Robert Wise	United States
Father Brown	Robert Hamer	United Kingdom
Ha-Maftayach Hazahav	Sasha Alexander	Israel
An Inn at Osaka	大阪の宿	Heinosuke Gosho	Japan
Judas' Kiss	El beso de Judas	Rafael Gil	Spain
Königliche Hoheit	Harald Braun	West Germany
L'air de Paris	Marcel Carné	France, Italy
La quintrala	Hugo del Carril	Argentina
La Strada	Federico Fellini	Italy
On the Waterfront	Elia Kazan	United States
Raíces	Benito Alazraki	Mexico
Rear Window	Alfred Hitchcock	United States
Rebellion of the Hanged	La rebelión de los colgados	Alfredo B. Crevenna, Emilio Fernández	Mexico
The River and Death	El río y la muerte	Luis Buñuel	Mexico
Romeo and Juliet	Renato Castellani	Italy, United Kingdom
Sansho the Bailiff	山椒大夫	Kenji Mizoguchi	Japan
Senso	Luchino Visconti	Italy
Seven Samurai	七人の侍	Akira Kurosawa	Japan
Simon Menyhért születése	Zoltán Várkonyi	Hungary
The Sixth Continent	Sesto continente	Folco Quilici	Italy
Som i drömmar	Carl Gyllenberg	Sweden
Song of Man	Песен за човека	Borislav Sharaliev	Bulgaria
Surang	सुरंग	V. Shantaram	India
Three Coins in the Fountain	Jean Negulesco	United States
Touchez Pas au Grisbi	Jacques Becker	France, Italy
Woman of Rome	La romana	Luigi Zampa	Italy, France

Official Awards

The following official awards were presented at the 15th edition:

Main Competition

Golden Lion: Romeo and Juliet by Renato Castellani
Grand Jury Prize: Executive Suite by Robert Wise
Silver Lion:
- Sansho the Bailiff by Kenji Mizoguchi
- La Strada by Federico Fellini
- On the Waterfront by Elia Kazan
- Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa
Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Jean Gabin for Touchez Pas au Grisbi and The Air of Paris

References

"ASAC Data: Year 1954". Venice Biennale.
"ASAC Data: Juries". Venice Biennale.
"ASAC Data: Awards". Venice Biennale.

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