18th Venice International Film Festival

The 18th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 8 September 1957.^[1]

Jury

• René Clair (head of jury)^[2]
• Vittorio Bonicelli
• Ettore Giannini
• Penelope Houston
• Arthur Knight
• Miguel Perez Ferrero
• Ivan Pyryev

Films in competition

• Bitter Victory by Nicholas Ray
• Aparajito by Satyajit Ray
• Oeil pour oeil by André Cayatte
• A Hatful of Rain by Fred Zinnemann
• Throne of Blood by Akira Kurosawa
• El maestro by Aldo Fabrizi & Eduardo Manzanos Brochero
• Malva by Vladimir Braun
• Le Notti Bianche by Luchino Visconti
• Something of Value by Richard Brooks
• The Story of Esther Costello by David Miller

Awards

• Golden Lion:
  • Aparajito (Satyajit Ray)
• Silver Lion:
  • Le Notti Bianche (Luchino Visconti)
• Volpi Cup:
  • Best Actor - Anthony Franciosa - (A Hatful of Rain)
  • Best Actress - Dzidra Ritenberga - (Malva)
• New Cinema Award
  • Best Film - Aparajito (Satyajit Ray)
  • Best Actor - Anthony Franciosa - (A Hatful of Rain)
  • Best Actress - Eva Marie Saint - (A Hatful of Rain)
• San Giorgio Prize
  • Something of Value (Richard Brooks)
• FIPRESCI Prize
  • Aparajito (Satyajit Ray)
• OCIC Award
  • A Hatful of Rain (Fred Zinnemann)
• Pasinetti Award
  • A Hatful of Rain (Fred Zinnemann)

References

External links

• Official website
• 1957 Venice Film Festival at IMDB
• Venice Film Festival 1957
• Venice Film Festival 1957