1946 Cannes Film Festival
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The 1st Cannes Film Festival
was held from September 20 to October 5, 1946
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Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
was held from September 20 to October 5, 1946
1946 in film
The year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.*December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
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Jury
- Georges Huisman (France) (historian) (president)
- Iris BarryIris BarryIris Barry was the founder of the film department of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1935. Barry was a film critic, and an early proponent of relating cinema to sociology, mythology, and genre....
(USA) - BeaulieuBeaulieu-England:* Beaulieu, Hampshire, a village in the New Forest* Beaulieu Abbey, located in Beaulieu, Hampshire* Beaulieu Palace House, located in Beaulieu, Hampshire* Beaulieu River, running through Beaulieu, Hampshire...
(Canada) - Antonin Brousil (Czechoslovakia)
- J.H.J. De Jong (Netherlands)
- Don Tudor (Romania)
- Samuel Findlater (UK)
- Guerassimov (Soviet Union)
- Jan Korngold (Poland)
- Domingos Mascarenhas (Portugal)
- Hugo Mauerhofer (Switzerland)
- Filippo Mennini (Italy)
- Moltke-Hansen (Norway)
- Fernand Rigot (Belgium)
- Kjell Stromberg (Sweden)
- Rodolfo UsigliRodolfo UsigliRodolfo Usigli was a Mexican playwright. He was called the "playwright of the Mexican Revolution."Usigli born to an Italian father and a Polish mother in Mexico City. He studied drama at Yale from 1935-1936 on a Rockefeller scholarship, later becoming a professor and diplomat...
(Mexico) - Youssef Wahby (Egypt)
- Helge Wamberg (Denmark)
Films in the competition
- Amanti in fugaThe Lovers (1946 film)The Lovers is a 1946 Italian drama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Gino Bechi - Alessandro Stradella* Annette Bach - Ortenzia Foscarini* Ernesto Bianchi - Furlan...
directed by Giacomo GentilomoGiacomo GentilomoGiacomo Gentilomo was an Italian film director and painter.-Filmography:* Maciste e la regina di Samar * Le verdi bandiere di Allah * Brenno il nemico di Roma * I lancieri neri... - Anna and the King of Siam directed by John CromwellJohn Cromwell (director)Elwood Dager Cromwell , known as John Cromwell, was an American film actor, director and producer.-Biography:...
- Blod och eldBlood and Fire (film)Blood and Fire is a 1945 Swedish drama film directed by Anders Henrikson. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Anders Henrikson - Thomas Hell* Sonja Wigert - Lilli* George Fant - Herman Nilsson* Inga Waern - Anna...
directed by Anders HenriksonAnders HenriksonAnders Henrikson was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 57 films between 1913 and 1965. He also directed 30 films between 1933 and 1956.-Selected filmography:Actor* Den starkaste... - Brevet fra afdødeLetter from the DeadLetter from the Dead is a 1946 Danish family film directed by Johan Jacobsen. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Eyvind Johan-Svendsen - Læge Arne Lorentzen* Gunnar Lauring - Arkitekt Poul Friis Henriksen...
directed by Johan JacobsenJohan JacobsenJohan Jacobsen was a Danish film director.Jacobsen was born in Aarhus in 1912. His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen and actress Christel Holch . He made his first films at the film studio Palladium that also produced the films of Carl Theodor Dreyer... - Brief EncounterBrief EncounterBrief Encounter is a 1945 British film directed by David Lean about the conventions of British suburban life, centring on a housewife for whom real love brings unexpectedly violent emotions. The film stars Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway and Joyce Carey...
directed by David LeanDavid LeanSir David Lean CBE was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor best remembered for big-screen epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai , Lawrence of Arabia ,... - Caesar and Cleopatra directed by Gabriel PascalGabriel PascalGabriel Pascal was a Hungarian film producer and director.Born 1894 in Arad, Austria-Hungary , Pascal was the first film producer to bring the plays of George Bernard Shaw successfully to the screen. His most famous production was Pygmalion, for which Pascal himself received an Academy Award...
- CamõesCamões (film)Camões is a 1946 Portuguese drama film directed by José Leitão de Barros. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* António Vilar as Luís de Camões* José Amaro as D...
directed by José Leitão de BarrosJosé Leitão de BarrosJosé Leitão de Barros was a Portuguese film director and playwright.Among his most famous films are Maria do Mar , the second docufiction after ... - Chelovek No. 217Girl No. 217Girl No. 217 is a 1945 Soviet drama film directed by Mikhail Romm. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.An anti-Nazi film, it depicted a Russian girl enslaved to an inhuman German family. She is even robbed of her name and forced to answer to "No. 217". Subplots depict abuse...
directed by Mikhail RommMikhail RommMikhail Ilych Romm was a Soviet film director.He was born in Irkutsk. His father was a social democrat of Jewish descent who had been exiled there. He graduated from gymnasium in 1917 and entered the Moscow College for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture... - De Røde EngeThe Red MeadowsThe Red Meadows is a 1945 Danish war drama directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr. The film, starring Poul Reichhardt and Lisbeth Movin, is a suspense tale revolving around the memories of a Danish saboteur as he awaits his execution in a German war-time prison...
directed by Bodil IpsenBodil IpsenBodil Ipsen was a Danish actress and film director, and is considered one of the great stars of Danish cinematic history. Her acting career, which began in theater and silent films, was marked by leading roles in large folk comedies and melodramas...
, Lau Lauritzen, Jr. - Die Letzte ChanceThe Last ChanceThe Last Chance is a 1945 Swiss war film directed by Leopold Lindtberg. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prize of the Festival .-Cast:* Ewart G...
directed by Léopold LindtbergLeopold LindtbergLeopold Lindtberg was an Austrian Swiss film and theatre director... - DuniaDunia (film)Dunia is a 1946 Egyptian film directed by Mohammed Karim. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Dawlad Abiad* Faten Hamama* Raqiya Ibrahim* Suleiman Naguib * Ahmed Salem...
directed by Muhammad Karim - Floarea reginei directed by Paul CalinescuPaul CalinescuPaul Călinescu was a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He directed 14 films between 1934 and 1964.-External links:...
- GaslightGaslight (1944 film)Gaslight is a 1944 mystery-thriller film adapted from Patrick Hamilton's play, Gas Light, performed as Angel Street on Broadway in 1941. It was the second version to be filmed; the first, released in the United Kingdom, had been made a mere four years earlier...
directed by George CukorGeorge CukorGeorge Dewey Cukor was an American film director. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO and later MGM, where he directed What Price Hollywood? , A Bill of Divorcement , Dinner at Eight , Little Women , David Copperfield , Romeo and Juliet and... - GildaGildaGilda is a 1946 American black-and-white film noir directed by Charles Vidor. It stars Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth in her signature role as the ultimate femme fatale. The film was noted for cinematographer Rudolph Mate's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis' wardrobe for Hayworth , and...
directed by Charles VidorCharles VidorCharles Vidor was a film director.-Biography:Born Károly Vidor to a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary, he served in the Hungarian Army during World War I... - GlinkaThe Great GlinkaThe Great Glinka is a 1946 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Arnshtam. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Boris Chirkov - Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka* Vasili Merkuryev - Jacob Ulanov Ulyanich...
directed by Lev Arnchtam - Iris och löjtnantshjärtaIris and the LieutenantIris and the Lieutenant is a 1946 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg. It won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.The film is adapted from a 1934 novel by the same title, written by Olle Hedberg.-Cast:...
directed by Alf Sjöberg - Il banditoThe Bandit (1946 film)The Bandit is a 1946 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada and starred by Anna Magnani, Amedeo Nazzari and Carla Del Poggio. Amedeo Nazzarri won the Nastro d'Argento as Best Actor. The film was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
directed by Alberto LattuadaAlberto LattuadaAlberto Lattuada was an Italian film director.Lattuada was born in Milan, the son of composer Felice Lattuada... - Kamennyy tsvetokThe Stone FlowerThe Stone Flower is a 1946 Soviet fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko. It was the Soviet Union's first color film shot on AgfaColor negative film seized in Germany, and was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival...
directed by Aleksandr Ptouchko - La Bataille du RailLa Bataille du railLa Bataille du rail is a 1946 war movie which tells the courageous efforts by French railway workers to sabotage Nazi reinforcement-troop trains....
directed by René Clement - La Belle et La BêteBeauty and the Beast (1946 film)Beauty and the Beast is a 1946 French romantic fantasy film adaptation of the traditional fairy tale of the same name, written by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont and published in 1757 as part of a fairy tale anthology . Directed by French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau, the film stars Josette...
directed by Jean CocteauJean CocteauJean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, María... - La symphonie pastoraleLa Symphonie pastoraleLa Symphonie Pastorale is a 1946 French language film drama directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Michèle Morgan and Pierre Blanchar.The film is based on the novella La Symphonie Pastorale by André Gide and adapted to the screen by Jean Aurenche. The film score was by Georges Auric...
directed by Jean DelannoyJean DelannoyJean Delannoy was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family is from Haute-Normandie in the north of France... - Le Miserie del Signor TravetHis Young WifeHis Young Wife is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Carlo Campanini - Monsù Ignazio Travet* Vera Carmi - Madama Rosa Travet* Paola Veneroni - Marianin Travet...
directed by Mario SoldatiMario SoldatiMario Soldati was an Italian writer and film director.-Biography:Soldati studied Humanities in his native city, Turin, and History of Art in Rome. He started publishing novels in 1929 although his fame came with America primo amore, published in 1935, a diary about the time he spent teaching at... - Le Père tranquilleMr. OrchidMr. Orchid is a 1946 French drama film directed by René Clément. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Noël-Noël - Édouard Martin* Maurice Chevit - Un maquisard* Alice Leitner* Georges Questau -...
directed by René Clement - Un revenantA Lover's ReturnA Lover's Return is a 1946 French drama film directed by Christian-Jaque. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Louis Jouvet - Jean-Jacques Sauvage* Gaby Morlay - Geneviève Gonin* François Périer - François Nisard...
directed by Christian-JaqueChristian-JaqueChristian-Jaque was a French filmmaker. He was married to actress Martine Carol from 1954 to 1959.Christian-Jaque was born at Paris.... - Los tres mosqueterosLos tres mosqueterosLos tres mosqueteros was a 1942 Mexican film.-Plot:Cantinflas and three friends return a stolen necklace to an actress who invites them to be extras at Clasa studios...
directed by Miguel M. DelgadoMiguel M. DelgadoMiguel M. Delgado was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed 139 films between 1941 and 1990.- Selected filmography :* Los tres mosqueteros * Doña Bárbara * El padrecito... - Make Mine MusicMake Mine MusicMake Mine Music is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 15, 1946. It is the eighth animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series....
directed by Joshua MeadorJoshua MeadorJoshua Meador was an animator, special effects artist, and animation director for the Disney studio. He was a member of the team that created the special effects for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea , for which the Walt Disney Studio won an Academy Award...
, Clyde GeronimiClyde GeronimiClyde "Gerry" Geronimi was an Italian-American animation director. He is best known for his work at Walt Disney Productions....
, Jack KinneyJack KinneyJack Ryan Kinney was an American animator, director and producer of animated shorts.Jack Kinney attended John Muir Junior High School in Los Angeles, California , and attended John C. Fremont High School there with Roy Williams...
, Bob Cormack, Hamilton LuskeHamilton LuskeHamilton Luske was an American animator and film director. He joined the Disney Studio in 1931 and he was soon trusted enough by Walt Disney to be made supervising animator of Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.He directed many Disney films and shorts from 1936 until his death in 1968... - Maria CandelariaMaria CandelariaMaría Candelaria is a 1943 Mexican film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz. It was the first Mexican film to be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival where it won the Grand Prix becoming the first Latin American country to do so...
directed by Emilio FernándezEmilio FernándezEmilio "El Indio" Fernández was an actor, screenwriter and director of the cinema of Mexico. He is best known for his work as director of the film Maria Candelaria which won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Early life:Fernández was born in Mineral del Hondo, Coahuila... - Muzi bez krídelMen Without WingsMen Without Wings is a 1946 Czech drama film directed by František Čáp. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival....
directed by Frantisek CapFrantišek CápFrantišek Čáp , also known as "Franz Cap" in Germany, was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1939 and 1970.... - Neecha NagarNeecha NagarNeecha Nagar is a 1946 Hindi film directed by Chetan Anand. Written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, this film was a pioneering effort in social realism in Indian cinema, and paved the way for many such 'Parallel Cinema' films by other directors and many of them written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas...
directed by Chetan AnandChetan Anand (producer & director)Chetan Anand was an acclaimed Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director from India, whose debut film, Neecha Nagar, bagged the Palme d'Or award, at the Cannes Film Festival in 1946.... - Nezbedný bakalárThe Adventurous BachelorThe Adventurous Bachelor is a 1946 Czech comedy film directed by Otakar Vávra. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Zdeněk Štěpánek - Jan, bakalář* Vlasta Matulová - Anna, hostinská U Strípku* Otomar Korbelář - Mikuláš, řezník...
directed by Otakar Vavra - Notorious directed by Alfred HitchcockAlfred HitchcockSir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
- PatriePatriePatrie is a 1946 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Pierre Blanchar - Le comte de Rysoor* Jean Desailly - Karloo* Maria Mauban - La comtesse de Rysoor* Lucien Nat - Veuve d'Alby...
directed by Louis DaquinLouis DaquinLouis Daquin was a French film director and actor. He directed 14 films between 1938 and 1963. He also appeared in 11 films between 1937 and 1979.-Selected filmography:... - Rhapsody in BlueRhapsody in Blue (film)Rhapsody in Blue is a 1945 fictionalized screen biography of the American composer and musician George Gershwin . Starring Robert Alda as Gershwin, the film features a few of Gershwin's acquaintances playing themselves...
directed by Irving RapperIrving RapperIrving Rapper was a British film director. His most successful body of work is 10 films he made while under contract with Warner Brothers.... - Roma Citta ApertaRome, open cityRome, Open City is a 1945 Italian war drama film, directed by Roberto Rossellini. The picture features Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani and Marcello Pagliero, and is set in Rome during the Nazi occupation in 1944...
directed by Roberto RosselliniRoberto RosselliniRoberto Rossellini was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Rossellini was one of the directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing films such as Roma città aperta to the movement.-Early life:Born in Rome, Roberto Rossellini lived on the Via Ludovisi, where Benito Mussolini had... - The Captive HeartThe Captive HeartThe Captive Heart is a 1946 British war drama, directed by Basil Dearden for Ealing Studios. The film was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
directed by Basil DeardenBasil DeardenBasil Dearden was an English film director.-Life and career:Dearden was born at Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. He graduated from theatre direction to film, working as an assistant to Basil Dean... - The Lost Weekend directed by Billy WilderBilly WilderBilly Wilder was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age...
- The Magic BowThe Magic BowThe Magic Bow is a 1946 British musical film based on the life of the Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini. It was directed by Bernard Knowles...
directed by Bernard KnowlesBernard KnowlesBernard Knowles was an English film director, producer, cinematographer and screenwriter. Born in Manchester, Knowles worked with Alfred Hitchcock on numerous occasions before the director emigrated to Hollywood... - The Seventh VeilThe Seventh VeilThe Seventh Veil is a 1945 British melodrama film made by Ortus Films, a company established by producer Sydney Box, who here released through General Film Distributors in the UK and Universal Pictures in the United States.-Plot:...
directed by Compton Bennet - Três Dias Sem DeusTrês Dias Sem DeusTrês Dias Sem Deus is a 1945 Portuguese drama film directed by Bárbara Virgínia. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maria Clementina - Teresa, the castle's maid* Laura Fernandes - Beatriz, the school's maid...
directed by Barbara Virginia - Un giorno nella vitaUn giorno nella vitaUn giorno nella vita is a 1946 Italian war film directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. American title: "A Day In the Life". This film was screened in 2009 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's retrospective "Life Lessons" Italian Neorealism and the...
directed by Alessandro BlasettiAlessandro BlasettiAlessandro Blasetti was an Italian film director who influenced Italian neorealism with the film Quattro passi fra le nuvole... - Velikiy PerelomThe Turning Point (1945 film)The Turning Point is a Soviet 1945 film directed by Fridrikh Ermler based on a screenplay by Boris Chirskov. The film was one of the earlier Palme d'Or winners of 1946. Runtime - 108 min. It was produced by Lenfilm, distributed in USA by Artkino Pictures, and restored in 1967 by Lenfilm. Working...
directed by Fridrikh ErmlerFridrikh ErmlerFridrikh Markovich Ermler , was a Soviet film director, actor, and screenwriter... - Wonder ManWonder Man (film)Wonder Man is a 1945 film starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. It is based on a short story by Arthur Sheekman, adapted for the screen by a staff of writers led by Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and directed by H. Bruce Humberstone...
directed by H. Bruce HumberstoneH. Bruce HumberstoneH. Bruce 'Lucky' Humberstone was a movie actor , a script clerk, an assistant director, working with directors such as King Vidor, Edmund Goulding and Allan Dwan and, ultimately, a director.One of twenty-eight founders of the Directors Guild of America, Humberstone worked on several... - Zdravstvuy, Moskva!Hello Moscow!Hello Moscow! is a 1945 Soviet musical film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Oleg Bobrov - Oleg* Sergei Filippov - Brikin, the accordionist* Pavel Kadochnikov* Nikolai Leonov - Kolya...
directed by Sergei YutkevichSergei YutkevichSergei Iosifovich Yutkevich was an award-winning Soviet film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:He began work as a teen doing puppet shows. Later he helped found the Factory of the Eccentric Actor , which was primarily concerned with circus and music hall acts. He entered films in the... - ZoyaZoya (film)Zoya is a 1944 Soviet war film directed by Lev Arnshtam. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:*Galina Vodyanitskaya as Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya*Tamara Altseva as Zoya's Teacher*Aleksey Batalov*Anatoli Kuznetsov as Boris Fomin...
directed by Lev Arnchtam
Winners
- Grand Prize of the FestivalPalme d'OrThe Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
:- Brief EncounterBrief EncounterBrief Encounter is a 1945 British film directed by David Lean about the conventions of British suburban life, centring on a housewife for whom real love brings unexpectedly violent emotions. The film stars Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway and Joyce Carey...
by David LeanDavid LeanSir David Lean CBE was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor best remembered for big-screen epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai , Lawrence of Arabia ,... - Iris och löjtnantshjärtaIris and the LieutenantIris and the Lieutenant is a 1946 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg. It won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.The film is adapted from a 1934 novel by the same title, written by Olle Hedberg.-Cast:...
by Alf Sjöberg - The Last ChanceThe Last ChanceThe Last Chance is a 1945 Swiss war film directed by Leopold Lindtberg. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prize of the Festival .-Cast:* Ewart G...
by Leopold LindtbergLeopold LindtbergLeopold Lindtberg was an Austrian Swiss film and theatre director... - The Lost Weekend by Billy WilderBilly WilderBilly Wilder was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age...
- María CandelariaMaria CandelariaMaría Candelaria is a 1943 Mexican film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz. It was the first Mexican film to be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival where it won the Grand Prix becoming the first Latin American country to do so...
(Xochimilco) by Emilio FernándezEmilio FernándezEmilio "El Indio" Fernández was an actor, screenwriter and director of the cinema of Mexico. He is best known for his work as director of the film Maria Candelaria which won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Early life:Fernández was born in Mineral del Hondo, Coahuila... - Men Without WingsMen Without WingsMen Without Wings is a 1946 Czech drama film directed by František Čáp. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival....
by Frantisek CápFrantišek CápFrantišek Čáp , also known as "Franz Cap" in Germany, was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1939 and 1970.... - Neecha NagarNeecha NagarNeecha Nagar is a 1946 Hindi film directed by Chetan Anand. Written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, this film was a pioneering effort in social realism in Indian cinema, and paved the way for many such 'Parallel Cinema' films by other directors and many of them written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas...
by Chetan AnandChetan Anand (producer & director)Chetan Anand was an acclaimed Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director from India, whose debut film, Neecha Nagar, bagged the Palme d'Or award, at the Cannes Film Festival in 1946.... - Red Meadows by Bodil IpsenBodil IpsenBodil Ipsen was a Danish actress and film director, and is considered one of the great stars of Danish cinematic history. Her acting career, which began in theater and silent films, was marked by leading roles in large folk comedies and melodramas...
and Lau Lauritzen Jr.Lau Lauritzen Jr.Lau Lauritzen, Jr., , was a Danish actor, screenwriter, and film director. As a director, he was a 4-time recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Lauritzen co-founded the Danish film studio ASA Film and served as the studio's artistic director and administrative director .-Career:Lau... - Rome, Open CityRome, open cityRome, Open City is a 1945 Italian war drama film, directed by Roberto Rossellini. The picture features Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani and Marcello Pagliero, and is set in Rome during the Nazi occupation in 1944...
by Roberto RosselliniRoberto RosselliniRoberto Rossellini was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Rossellini was one of the directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing films such as Roma città aperta to the movement.-Early life:Born in Rome, Roberto Rossellini lived on the Via Ludovisi, where Benito Mussolini had... - La symphonie pastoraleLa Symphonie pastoraleLa Symphonie Pastorale is a 1946 French language film drama directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Michèle Morgan and Pierre Blanchar.The film is based on the novella La Symphonie Pastorale by André Gide and adapted to the screen by Jean Aurenche. The film score was by Georges Auric...
by Jean DelannoyJean DelannoyJean Delannoy was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family is from Haute-Normandie in the north of France... - Velikiy perelomThe Turning Point (1945 film)The Turning Point is a Soviet 1945 film directed by Fridrikh Ermler based on a screenplay by Boris Chirskov. The film was one of the earlier Palme d'Or winners of 1946. Runtime - 108 min. It was produced by Lenfilm, distributed in USA by Artkino Pictures, and restored in 1967 by Lenfilm. Working...
by Fridrikh ErmlerFridrikh ErmlerFridrikh Markovich Ermler , was a Soviet film director, actor, and screenwriter...
- Brief Encounter
- International Jury PrizeJury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)The Jury Prize is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It is considered the third most prestigious prize at the film festival, after the Palme d'Or and the Grand Prix....
: La Bataille du railLa Bataille du railLa Bataille du rail is a 1946 war movie which tells the courageous efforts by French railway workers to sabotage Nazi reinforcement-troop trains....
by René Clément - Best ActorBest Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actor Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.- Award Winners :-External links:* * ....
: Ray MillandRay MillandRay Milland was a Welsh actor and director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his Academy Award–winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend , a sophisticated leading man opposite a corrupt John Wayne in Reap the Wild Wind , the murder-plotting...
for The Lost Weekend - Best ActressBest Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....
: Michèle MorganMichèle MorganMichèle Morgan is a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades.- Career :Morgan was born Simone Renée Roussel in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, a western suburb of Paris....
for La symphonie pastoraleLa Symphonie pastoraleLa Symphonie Pastorale is a 1946 French language film drama directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Michèle Morgan and Pierre Blanchar.The film is based on the novella La Symphonie Pastorale by André Gide and adapted to the screen by Jean Aurenche. The film score was by Georges Auric... - Best DirectorBest Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Director Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946....
: René Clément for La Bataille du railLa Bataille du railLa Bataille du rail is a 1946 war movie which tells the courageous efforts by French railway workers to sabotage Nazi reinforcement-troop trains.... - Best Cinematography: Gabriel FigueroaGabriel FigueroaGabriel Figueroa Mateos was a Mexican cinematographer who worked both in Mexican cinema and Hollywood....
for María CandelariaMaria CandelariaMaría Candelaria is a 1943 Mexican film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz. It was the first Mexican film to be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival where it won the Grand Prix becoming the first Latin American country to do so...
(Xochimilco) and Los tres mosqueterosLos tres mosqueterosLos tres mosqueteros was a 1942 Mexican film.-Plot:Cantinflas and three friends return a stolen necklace to an actress who invites them to be extras at Clasa studios... - Best Animation Design: Make Mine MusicMake Mine MusicMake Mine Music is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 15, 1946. It is the eighth animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series....
- Best Colour: The Stone FlowerThe Stone FlowerThe Stone Flower is a 1946 Soviet fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko. It was the Soviet Union's first color film shot on AgfaColor negative film seized in Germany, and was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival...
- International Peace Award: The Last ChanceThe Last ChanceThe Last Chance is a 1945 Swiss war film directed by Leopold Lindtberg. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prize of the Festival .-Cast:* Ewart G...
- FIPRESCI Prize: Farrebique ou Les quatre saisons by Georges RouquierGeorges RouquierGeorges Rouquier was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 12 films between 1942 and 1982. He also directed ten films between 1942 and 1983.-Selected filmography:...