Jury

• Jean Cocteau
  Jean Cocteau
  Jean 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...
  
   (France) (president)
• Jean Aurenche
  Jean Aurenche
  Jean Aurenche was a French screenwriter. During his career, he wrote 80 films for directors such as René Clément, Bertrand Tavernier, Marcel Carné, Jean Delannoy, Sidney Lumet or Claude Autant Lara...
  
   (France)
• André Bazin
  André Bazin
  André Bazin was a renowned and influential French film critic and film theorist.-Life:Bazin was born in Angers, France, in 1918...
  
   (France)
• Luis Buñuel
  Luis Buñuel
  Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:...
  
  
• Henri Calef (France)
• Guy Desson (France) (MP official)
• Philippe Erlanger (France)
• Michel Fourre-Cormeray (France)
• Jacques-Pierre Frogerais (France) (CNC official)
• Jacques Ibert
  Jacques Ibert
  Jacques François Antoine Ibert was a French composer. Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won its top prize, the Prix de Rome at his first attempt, despite studies interrupted by his service in World War I.Ibert pursued a successful composing career,...
  
   (France)
• Georges Lamousse (France) (senate official)
• André Lang (France)
• Noël-Noël
  Noël-Noël
  Noël-Noël was a French actor and screenwriter. He appeared in 45 films between 1931 and 1966.-Selected filmography:* A Cage of Nightingales * Mr. Orchid * Return to Life...
  
   (France)
• Georges Raguis (France) (union official)
• Henning Jensen
  Henning Jensen
  Henning Jensen is a Danish former football player, who played professionally for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Spanish club Real Madrid and Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he won the domestic league championship in each country...
  
   (Denmark) (short films)
• Albert Lamorisse
  Albert Lamorisse
  Albert Lamorisse was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer, who is best known for his award winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s, and also for inventing the famous strategic board game Risk in 1957...
  
   (France) (short films)
• Jean Queval (France) (journalist) (short films)
• Jean Tédesco (France) (short films)
• Jean Vivie (France) (CST official) (short films)

Feature film competition

• Avant le déluge
  Before the Deluge
  Before the Deluge is a 1954 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Antoine Balpêtré - Monsieur Albert Dutoit * Paul Bisciglia - Jean-Jacques Noblet...
  
  by André Cayatte
  André Cayatte
  André Cayatte was a French New Wave filmmaker and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility, themes which Cayatte persisted in affirming regardless of changing contemporary attitudes.Some of Cayatte's earlier films that covered these...
  
  
• Aventuras del barbero de Sevilla
  Adventures of the Barber of Seville
  Adventures of the Barber of Seville is a 1954 Spanish comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Luis Mariano - Fígaro* Lolita Sevilla - Pepilla* Danielle Godet - Rosina...
  
  by Ladislao Vajda
• Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
  Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
  Beneath the 12-Mile Reef is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Robert D. Webb. The screenplay by A. I. Bezzerides was inspired by Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare...
  
  by Robert D. Webb
  Robert D. Webb
  Robert D. Webb was an American film director. He directed 16 films between 1945 and 1968.-Selected filmography:* Beneath the 12-Mile Reef * Seven Cities of Gold * White Feather...
  
  
• O Canto do Mar
  Song of the Sea (film)
  Song of the Sea is a 1952 Brazilian drama film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Luiz Andrade* Glauce Bandeira* Fernando Becker* Débora Borba* Margarida Cardoso* Ernani Dantas...
  
  by Alberto Cavalcanti
  Alberto Cavalcanti
  Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti was a Brazilian-born film director and producer.-Early life:Cavalcanti was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of a prominent mathematician. He was a precociously intelligent child, and by the age of 15 was studying law at university. Following an argument with a...
  
  
• Carosello napoletano
  Neapolitan Carousel
  Neapolitan Carousel is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Giannini. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Léonide Massine - Antonio 'Pulcinella' Petito* Achille Millo - Pulcinella's son* Agostino Salvietti - Prompter...
  
  by Ettore Giannini
  Ettore Giannini
  Ettore Giannini was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for eight films between 1940 and 1967.-Selected filmography:* Europa '51 * The City Stands Trial...
  
  
• Cirkus Fandango
  Circus Fandango
  Circus Fandango is a 1954 Norwegian drama film directed by Arne Skouen. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Arne Arnardo - Fandango, boss* Joachim Holst-Jensen - Papa, clown* Ilselil Larsen - Tove* Toralv Maurstad - Jannik...
  
  by Arne Skouen
• Cronache di poveri amanti
  Chronicle of Poor Lovers
  Chronicle of Poor Lovers is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Anna-Maria Ferrero - Gesuina * Cosetta Greco - Elisa* Antonella Lualdi - Milena Campolmi...
  
  by Carlo Lizzani
• Cómicos by Juan Antonio Bardem
• Do Bigha Zamin by Bimal Roy
  Bimal Roy
  Bimal Roy was one of the most acclaimed Indian film directors of all time. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films like Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema...
  
  
• Feitiço do Amazonas
  Naked Amazon
  Naked Amazon is a 1954 Brazilian adventure film directed by Zygmunt Sulistrowski. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Andrea Bayard* Dercy Gonçalves* Angela Maria* Jeffrey Mitchell* Richard Olizar* José Osorio...
  
  by Zygmunt Sulistrowski
• From Here to Eternity
  From Here to Eternity
  From Here to Eternity is a 1953 drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. It deals with the troubles of soldiers, played by Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra and Ernest Borgnine stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the...
  
  by Fred Zinnemann
  Fred Zinnemann
  Fred Zinnemann was an Austrian-American film director. He won four Academy Awards and directed films like High Noon, From Here to Eternity and A Man for All Seasons.-Life and career:...
  
  
• Gate of Hell by Teinosuke Kinugasa
  Teinosuke Kinugasa
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• Le Grand Jeu
  Flesh and the Woman
  Flesh and the Woman is a 1954 French drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Gina Lollobrigida - Sylvia Sorrego / Helena Ricci* Jean-Claude Pascal - Pierre Martel* Arletty - Blanche...
  
  by Robert Siodmak
  Robert Siodmak
  Robert Siodmak was a German born American film director. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for the series of Hollywood film noirs he made in the 1940s.-Early life:...
  
  
• Kärlekens bröd
  Bread of Love
  Bread of Love is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Folke Sundquist - Prisoner* Georg Rydeberg - Ledin* Nils Hallberg - Tom* Lennart Lindberg - Narrator* Erik Hell - Bouncer...
  
  by Arne Mattsson
  Arne Mattsson
  Arne Mattsson was a Swedish film director, born in Uppsala.His early movies were mostly comedies. His biggest success was Hon dansade en sommar , which earned him the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and a nomination for the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1952...
  
  
• Kiskrajcár
  Kiskrajcár
  Kiskrajcár is a 1953 Hungarian film directed by Márton Keleti. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ági Mészáros - Garas Juli* Ádám Szirtes - Orbán* Erzsi Pápai - Anna * Imre Soós - Madaras Jóska...
  
  by Márton Keleti
  Márton Keleti
  Márton Keleti was a Hungarian film director. He directed 50 films between 1937 and 1973.-Selected filmography:* Franz Liszt. Dreams of love * Two Confessions * Kiskrajcár...
  
  
• Knave of Hearts
  Knave of Hearts (film)
  Knave of Hearts is a 1954 film about the adventures of a French philanderer in Paris and London. In France, it was released as Monsieur Ripois . In the United States, it was originally released as Lovers, Happy Lovers!, then later re-released as Lover Boy...
  
  by René Clément
• Knights of the Round Table
  Knights of the Round Table (film)
  Knights of the Round Table is a 1953 Technicolor Cinemascope historical film made by MGM. Directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman, it was the first film in Cinemascope made by that studio...
  
  by Richard Thorpe
  Richard Thorpe
  Richard Thorpe was an American film director.Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and onstage. In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. He went on to direct more than one hundred...
  
  
• Koibumi
  Love Letter (1953 film)
  is a 1953 black and white Japanese romance film, the first film directed by the actress Kinuyo Tanaka, who was the first woman to have a career as a film director in Japan...
  
  by Kinuyo Tanaka
  Kinuyo Tanaka
  was a Japanese actress and director.Tanaka was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. She became a leading actress at an early age, appearing in Yasujirō Ozu's I Graduated, But... in 1929...
  
  
• Komedianti
  Komedianti
  Komedianti is a 1954 Czech film directed by Vladimír Vlcek. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jaroslav Vojta - Starý komediant* Ladislav Pesek - Zak* Jaroslav Mares - Fricek* Alena Martinovská - Olga...
  
  by Vladimír Vlcek
• Kyriakatiko xypnima
  Windfall in Athens
  Windfall in Athens is a 1954 Greek comedy film directed by Michael Cacoyannis. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:Mina, a beautiful, care-free salesgirl for a milliner's shop, is robbed by two urchins while she is enjoying a Sunday morning swim...
  
  by Michael Cacoyannis
• Die Letzte Brücke
  The Last Bridge
  The Last Bridge is a 1954 Austrian drama film directed by Helmut Käutner. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maria Schell - Dr. Helga Reinbeck* Bernhard Wicki - Boro* Barbara Rütting - Militza* Carl Möhner - Martin Berger...
  
  by Helmut Käutner
• Little Boy Lost
  Little Boy Lost
  Little Boy Lost is a 1953 Paramount Pictures black-and-white drama motion picture starring Bing Crosby. Others in the cast include Claude Dauphin, Christian Fourcade, Gabrielle Dorziat, and Nicole Maurey....
  
  by George Seaton
  George Seaton
  George Seaton was an American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theatre director.Born George Stenius in South Bend, Indiana, Seaton moved to Detroit after graduating from college to work as an actor on radio station WXYZ. John L...
  
  
• The Little Kidnappers
  The Little Kidnappers (1953 film)
  The Little Kidnappers, billed as The Kidnappers in the UK, is a 1953 British film, directed by Philip Leacock and written by Neil Paterson. It was remade as a TV movie in 1990.-Plot:...
  
  by Philip Leacock
  Philip Leacock
  Philip David Charles Leacock was an English television and film director and producer. His brother was documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock.-Career:...
  
  
• The Living Desert
  The Living Desert
  The Living Desert is a 1953 American nature documentary film which shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the southwestern United States. The movie was written by James Algar, Winston Hibler, Jack Moffitt and Ted Sears. It was directed by Algar, with Hibler as the narrator...
  
  by Walt Disney
  Walt Disney
  Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
  
   and James Algar
  James Algar
  James Algar was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Disney Legends award in 1998.He was born in Modesto, California and died in Carmel, California.-Selected filmography:...
  
  
• Maddalena
  Maddalena (film)
  Maddalena is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Augusto Genina. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Märta Torén - Maddalena* Gino Cervi - Don Vincenzo* Charles Vanel - Giovanni Lamberti* Jacques Sernas - Giovanni Belloni...
  
  by Augusto Genina
  Augusto Genina
  Augusto Genina was an Italian film pioneer. He was a movie producer and director.Born in Rome, Genina was a drama critic and wrote comedies for the Il Mondo Magazine, under advise of Aldo de Benedetti switches to movies for the "Film d'Arte Italiana", that produces his first film "La moglie di sua...
  
  
• Man of Africa
  Man of Africa
  Man of Africa is a 1953 British drama film directed by Cyril Frankel. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Frederick Bijuerenda - Jonathan* Gordon Heath - Narrator * Violet Mukabuerza - Violet...
  
  by Cyril Frankel
  Cyril Frankel
  Cyril Frankel is a British film and television director, now retired. His career in television began in 1953 and he directed for over 30 TV programmes until 1990....
  
  
• Mastera russkogo baleta
  Stars of the Russian Ballet
  Stars of the Russian Ballet is a 1953 Soviet musical film directed by Gerbert Rappaport. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Galina Ulanova - Maris...
  
  by Gerbert Rappaport
• Mayurpankh
  Mayurpankh
  Mayurpankh is a 1954 Indian film directed by Kishore Sahu. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Prize of the Festival.-Cast:* Kishore Sahu - Ranjit Singh* Sumitra Devi - Shanti...
  
  by Kishore Sahu
  Kishore Sahu
  Kishore Sahu was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in 22 films between 1937 and 1980.-Filmography:Actor:* Vakil Babu .... Justice Rajvansh...
  
  
• Memorias de un Mexicano
  Memories of a Mexican
  Memories of a Mexican is a 1950 Mexican documentary film directed by Salvador Toscano and Carmen Toscano. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival....
  
  by Carmen Toscano
• El Mártir del Calvario
  The Martyr of Calvary
  The Martyr of Calvary is a 1952 Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Morayta. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Enrique Rambal - Jesús * Manuel Fábregas - Judas...
  
  by Miguel Morayta
  Miguel Morayta
  Miguel Morayta is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 74 films between 1944 and 1978. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Moryata was a Spanish artillery officer who joined the Republican side...
  
  
• Nigorie
  An Inlet of Muddy Water
  An Inlet of Muddy Water is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ken Mitsuda - Saito Kanae * Akiko Tamura - Saito Moyo * Hiro Kumon - Saito Inosuke...
  
  by Tadashi Imai
• El Niño y la niebla
  The Boy and the Fog
  The Boy and the Fog is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Dolores del Río* Alejandro Ciangherotti - * Miguel Ángel Ferriz* Lupe Inclán...
  
  by Roberto Gavaldón
  Roberto Gavaldón
  Roberto Gavaldón was a Mexican film director.Eight of Gavaldón's films were featured on the list 100 Best Movies of the Cinema of Mexico...
  
  
• Pamposh by Ezra Mir
• Piatka z ulicy Barskiej
  Five Boys from Barska Street
  Five Boys from Barska Street is a 1954 Polish drama film directed by Aleksander Ford. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Aleksandra Śląska - Hanka* Tadeusz Janczar - Kazek Spokorny* Andrzej Kozak - Jacek Siwicki...
  
  by Aleksander Ford
  Aleksander Ford
  Aleksander Ford born Mosze Lifszyc was a Polish film director; and head of the Polish People's Army Film Crew in the Soviet Union. Ford became director of the nationalized "Film Polski" company at the end of World War II...
  
  
• Sangre y luces
  Love in a Hot Climate
  Love in a Hot Climate is a 1954 Spanish-French drama film directed by Georges Rouquier and Ricardo Muñoz Suay. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Manuel Aguilera* Léandre Alpirente* Rafael Arcos - Paco...
  
  by Georges Rouquier
  Georges Rouquier
  Georges 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:...
  
   and Ricardo Muñoz Suay
  Ricardo Muñoz Suay
  Ricardo Muñoz Suay was a Spanish film director, producer and screenwriter.-Selected filmography:* Love in a Hot Climate * The Moment of Truth...
  
  
• Si mis campos hablaran
  Si mis campos hablaran
  Si mis campos hablaran is a 1947 Chilean film directed by José Bohr. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Chela Bon as Andréa* Armando Bo as Simon* Carlo Bon as Guillermo* Humberto Onetto as Daniel* Arturo González as Don Pancho...
  
  by José Bohr
  José Bohr
  José Bohr was a Chilean film director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1919 and 1969.-External links:...
  
  
• Sira` Fi al-Wadi
  Sira` Fi al-Wadi
  Sira` Fi al-Wadi is a 1954 Egyptian romance/drama film directed by the acclaimed Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine and written by Helmy Halim and Ali El Zorkani. It starred Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama. This was the first film role that Omar Sharif played and it was this role that earned him...
  
  by Youssef Chahine
  Youssef Chahine
  Youssef Chahine was an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since 1950. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif...
  
  
• Solange Du da bist
  As Long as You're Near Me
  As Long as You're Near Me is a 1953 German drama film directed by Harald Braun. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Brigitte Horney - Mona Arendt* O.W...
  
  by Harald Braun
  Harald Braun
  Harald Braun was a German film director, screenwriter and film producer. He directed 21 films between 1942 and 1960.-Selected filmography:* The Falling Star * No Greater Love...
  
  
• Det Stora Ädventyret
  The Great Adventure (film)
  The Great Adventure is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff.-Cast:* Gunnar Sjöberg - Narrator * Luis Van Rooten - Narrator The Great Adventure is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff.-Cast:* Gunnar Sjöberg - Narrator (Anders as an adult) (voice)* Luis Van...
  
  by Arne Sucksdorff
  Arne Sucksdorff
  Arne Sucksdorff was a Swedish movie director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries...
  
  
• Sudba Mariny
  Marina's Destiny
  Marina's Destiny is a 1953 Soviet drama film directed by Viktor Ivchenko. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:*Yekaterina Litvinenko*Nikolai Gritsenko*Tatyana Konyukhova*Les Serdyuk*Mikhail Kuznetsov*Boris Andreyev...
  
  by Isaak Shmaruk and Viktor Ivchenko
  Viktor Ivchenko
  Viktor Illarionovich Ivchenko was a film director and writer in Soviet Ukraine.Ivchenko was born in the village of Bohodukhov, Kharkiv Oblast, on October 9, 1912....
  
  
• Todo es posible en Granada
  All Is Possible in Granada
  All Is Possible in Granada is a 1954 Spanish comedy film directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Merle Oberon - Margaret Faulson* Francisco Rabal - Fernando Ortega* Peter Damon - Robbie...
  
  by Carlos Blanco and José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
  José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
  José Luis Sáenz de Heredia was a Spanish film director. His film Ten Ready Rifles was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:* Patricio miró a una estrella...
  
  
• Velikiy voin Albanii Skanderbeg
  The Great Warrior Skanderbeg
  The Great Warrior Skanderbeg is a 1953 Albanian-Soviet drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival where it earned the International Prize...
  
  by Sergei Yutkevich
  Sergei Yutkevich
  Sergei 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...
  
  
• El Wahsh
  The Monster (1954 film)
  The Monster is a 1954 Egyptian crime film directed by Salah Abouseif. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival....
  
  by Salah Abu Seif
  Salah Abu Seif
  Salah Abu Seif was one of the most famous Egyptian film directors. He is considered to be the godfather of the realistic cinema in Egypt...
  
  

Grand Prize of the Festival

Palme d'Or

The 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...

Jury Special Prize

Jury 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....

International Prize

• Avant le déluge
  Before the Deluge
  Before the Deluge is a 1954 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Antoine Balpêtré - Monsieur Albert Dutoit * Paul Bisciglia - Jean-Jacques Noblet...
  
  by André Cayatte
  André Cayatte
  André Cayatte was a French New Wave filmmaker and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility, themes which Cayatte persisted in affirming regardless of changing contemporary attitudes.Some of Cayatte's earlier films that covered these...
  
  
• Carosello napoletano
  Neapolitan Carousel
  Neapolitan Carousel is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Giannini. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Léonide Massine - Antonio 'Pulcinella' Petito* Achille Millo - Pulcinella's son* Agostino Salvietti - Prompter...
  
  by Ettore Giannini
  Ettore Giannini
  Ettore Giannini was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for eight films between 1940 and 1967.-Selected filmography:* Europa '51 * The City Stands Trial...
  
  
• Cronache di poveri amanti
  Chronicle of Poor Lovers
  Chronicle of Poor Lovers is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Anna-Maria Ferrero - Gesuina * Cosetta Greco - Elisa* Antonella Lualdi - Milena Campolmi...
  
  by Carlo Lizzani
• Do Bigha Zamin by Bimal Roy
  Bimal Roy
  Bimal Roy was one of the most acclaimed Indian film directors of all time. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films like Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema...
  
  
• Piatka z ulicy Barskiej
  Five Boys from Barska Street
  Five Boys from Barska Street is a 1954 Polish drama film directed by Aleksander Ford. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Aleksandra Śląska - Hanka* Tadeusz Janczar - Kazek Spokorny* Andrzej Kozak - Jacek Siwicki...
  
  by Aleksander Ford
  Aleksander Ford
  Aleksander Ford born Mosze Lifszyc was a Polish film director; and head of the Polish People's Army Film Crew in the Soviet Union. Ford became director of the nationalized "Film Polski" company at the end of World War II...
  
  
• Die Letzte Brücke
  The Last Bridge
  The Last Bridge is a 1954 Austrian drama film directed by Helmut Käutner. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maria Schell - Dr. Helga Reinbeck* Bernhard Wicki - Boro* Barbara Rütting - Militza* Carl Möhner - Martin Berger...
  
  by Helmut Käutner
• The Living Desert
  The Living Desert
  The Living Desert is a 1953 American nature documentary film which shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the southwestern United States. The movie was written by James Algar, Winston Hibler, Jack Moffitt and Ted Sears. It was directed by Algar, with Hibler as the narrator...
  
  by James Algar
  James Algar
  James Algar was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Disney Legends award in 1998.He was born in Modesto, California and died in Carmel, California.-Selected filmography:...
  
  
• Det Stora Ädventyret
  The Great Adventure (film)
  The Great Adventure is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff.-Cast:* Gunnar Sjöberg - Narrator * Luis Van Rooten - Narrator The Great Adventure is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff.-Cast:* Gunnar Sjöberg - Narrator (Anders as an adult) (voice)* Luis Van...
  
  by Arne Sucksdorff
  Arne Sucksdorff
  Arne Sucksdorff was a Swedish movie director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries...
  
  
• The Great Warrior Skanderbeg
  The Great Warrior Skanderbeg
  The Great Warrior Skanderbeg is a 1953 Albanian-Soviet drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival where it earned the International Prize...
  
  by Sergei Yutkevich
  Sergei Yutkevich
  Sergei 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...
  
  

Special Mention

• André Cayatte
  André Cayatte
  André Cayatte was a French New Wave filmmaker and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility, themes which Cayatte persisted in affirming regardless of changing contemporary attitudes.Some of Cayatte's earlier films that covered these...
  
   and Charles Spaak
  Charles Spaak
  Charles Spaak was a Belgian screenwriter who was noted particularly for his work in the French cinema during the 1930s...
  
   for Avant le déluge
  Before the Deluge
  Before the Deluge is a 1954 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Antoine Balpêtré - Monsieur Albert Dutoit * Paul Bisciglia - Jean-Jacques Noblet...
  
  
• Maria Schell
  Maria Schell
  Maria Margarethe Anna Schell was an Austrian/Swiss actress, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in 1956 for Gervaise....
  
   for her acting performance in Die Letzte Brücke
  The Last Bridge
  The Last Bridge is a 1954 Austrian drama film directed by Helmut Käutner. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maria Schell - Dr. Helga Reinbeck* Bernhard Wicki - Boro* Barbara Rütting - Militza* Carl Möhner - Martin Berger...
  
  
• The camera crew of The Living Desert
  The Living Desert
  The Living Desert is a 1953 American nature documentary film which shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the southwestern United States. The movie was written by James Algar, Winston Hibler, Jack Moffitt and Ted Sears. It was directed by Algar, with Hibler as the narrator...
  
  
• Aleksander Ford
  Aleksander Ford
  Aleksander Ford born Mosze Lifszyc was a Polish film director; and head of the Polish People's Army Film Crew in the Soviet Union. Ford became director of the nationalized "Film Polski" company at the end of World War II...
  
   for his direction of Five Boys from Barska Street
  Five Boys from Barska Street
  Five Boys from Barska Street is a 1954 Polish drama film directed by Aleksander Ford. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Aleksandra Śląska - Hanka* Tadeusz Janczar - Kazek Spokorny* Andrzej Kozak - Jacek Siwicki...
  
  
• Arne Sucksdorff
  Arne Sucksdorff
  Arne Sucksdorff was a Swedish movie director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries...
  
   for his direction of Det Stora Ädventyret
  The Great Adventure (film)
  The Great Adventure is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff.-Cast:* Gunnar Sjöberg - Narrator * Luis Van Rooten - Narrator The Great Adventure is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff.-Cast:* Gunnar Sjöberg - Narrator (Anders as an adult) (voice)* Luis Van...
  
  
• Sergei Yutkevich
  Sergei Yutkevich
  Sergei 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...
  
   for his direction of Velikiy voin Albanii Skanderbeg
  The Great Warrior Skanderbeg
  The Great Warrior Skanderbeg is a 1953 Albanian-Soviet drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival where it earned the International Prize...
  
  

Best Fantastic-Poetic Film

External links

• 1954 Cannes Film Festival
• Cannes Film Festival:1954 at Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database
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