List of submissions to the 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

The following 18 films, all from different countries, were submitted for the 41st Academy Awards

41st Academy Awards

The 41st Academy Awards were presented April 14, 1969 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. It was the first Academy Awards ceremony broadcast worldwide. There was no host....

in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

. The titles highlighted in blue and yellow were the five nominated films, which came from Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Italy and the eventual winner, the USSR.

Country	Film title used in nomination	Language	Original title	Director	IMDB
	The Amorous Ones The Amorous Ones The Amorous Ones is a 1968 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee...	Portuguese	As Amorosas	Walter Hugo Khouri	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189351/
	The Firemen's Ball The Firemen's Ball -External links:*...	Czech	Horí, má panenko	Miloš Forman Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš Forman , better known as Miloš Forman , is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, are among the most celebrated in the history of film, both gaining him the Academy Award for...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061781/
	People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart, , is a 1967 Danish/Swedish romantic comedy directed by Henning Carlsen and starring Harriet Andersson and Preben Neergaard...	Danish	Människor möts och ljuv musik uppstår i hjärtat	Henning Carlsen Henning Carlsen Henning Carlsen is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer most noted for his documentaries and his contributions to the style of Cinéma vérité. Carlsen's 1966 social-realistic drama Hunger was nominated for the Palme D'Or and won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062020/
	Stolen Kisses Stolen Kisses Stolen Kisses is a 1968 French film directed by François Truffaut. It continues the story of the character Antoine Doinel, whom Truffaut had previously depicted in The 400 Blows and the short film Antoine and Colette...	French	Baisers volés	François Truffaut François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062695/
	Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed	German	Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos	Alexander Kluge Alexander Kluge Alexander Kluge is an author and film director.-Early life, education and early career:Kluge was born in Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062679/
	Imperiale Imperiale Imperiale is a 1968 Greek drama film directed by George Skalenakis. The film was selected as the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Kostas Karras as Emperor...	Greek	Βυζαντινή Ραψωδία	George Skalenakis George Skalenakis -Selected filmography:* Queen of Clubs * Oh! That Wife of Mine * Imperiale -External links:...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212588/
	The Boys of Paul Street The Boys of Paul Street The Boys of Paul Street is a 1969 American-Hungarian co-production film directed by Zoltán Fábri and based on the youth novel The Paul Street Boys by the Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnár. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...	Hungarian	A Pál-utcai fiúk	Zoltán Fábri Zoltán Fábri Zoltán Fábri was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His films The Boys of Paul Street and Hungarians were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film....	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062164/
	Elder Sister Majhli Didi Majhli Didi is a 1967 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, based on Bengali language story, Mejdidi by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, and starring Dharmendra and Meena Kumari....	Hindi	Majhli Didi	Hrishikesh Mukherjee Hrishikesh Mukherjee Hrishikesh Mukherjee ) was a famous Indian film director known for a number of films, including Satyakam, Chupke Chupke, Anupama, Anand, Abhimaan, Guddi, Gol Maal, Aashirwad, Bawarchi, and Namak Haraam.Popularly known as Hrishi-da, he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades,...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139447/
	Every Bastard a King Every Bastard a King Every Bastard a King is a 1968 Israeli drama film directed by Uri Zohar. The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Yehoram Gaon as Yoram...	Hebrew	כל ממזר מלך‎	Uri Zohar Uri Zohar Uri Zohar is a former Israeli film director, actor, and comedian who left the entertainment world to become a rabbi.-Biography:Zohar was born in Tel Aviv in 1934. In 1952, he graduated high school and did his military service in an army entertainment troupe. His first marriage ended in divorce.By...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062947/
	The Girl with the Pistol The Girl with the Pistol The Girl with the Pistol is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Monica Vitti won the David di Donatello as Best Actress.-Cast:*Monica Vitti as Assunta Patane...	Italian	La Ragazza con la pistola	Mario Monicelli Mario Monicelli Mario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063485/
	Tunnel to the Sun The Sands of Kurobe is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It was Japan's submission to the 41st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Toshirô Mifune as Kitagawa* Yûjirô Ishihara as Iwaoka...	Japanese	黒部の太陽	Kei Kumai Kei Kumai was a Japanese film director from Azumino, Nagano prefecture. After his studies in literature at Shinshu University, he worked as director's assistant....	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062798/
	Descendants of Cain	Korean	카인의 후예	Yu Hyun-mok Yu Hyun-mok Yu Hyun-mok was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, North Hwanghae, Korea , he made his film debut in 1956 with Gyocharo...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0321571/
	Matthew's Days Matthew's Days Matthew's Days is a 1968 Polish drama film directed by Witold Leszczyński. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France...	Polish	Zywot Mateusza	Witold Leszczyński Witold Leszczyński Witold Leszczyński was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He directed twelve films between 1959 and 2001.-Filmography:* Requiem * Koloss * Siekierezada * Konopielka...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062529/
	The Column The Column The Column is a 1968 Romanian historical film directed by Mircea Drăgan. The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The action is set in 106 A.D...	Romanian	Columna	Mircea Drăgan Mircea Drăgan Mircea Drăgan is a Romanian film director. He directed 23 films between 1955 and 1992.-External links:...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062814/
	Spain Again Spain Again Spain Again is a 1969 Spanish drama film directed by Jaime Camino. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Manuela Vargas - María*...	Spanish	España otra vez	Jaime Camino Jaime Camino Jaime Camino is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 16 films between 1962 and 2001. His 1976 film Long Vacations of 36 was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062941/
	Shame	Swedish	Skammen	Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063611/
Soviet Union	War and Peace	Russian	Война и мир	Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Fedorovich Bondarchuk was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actor.- Biography :Born in Belozerka, in the Kherson Governorate, Sergei Bondarchuk spent his childhood in the cities of Yeysk and Taganrog, graduating from the Taganrog School Number 4 in 1938. His first performance as an...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063794/
	It Rains in My Village	Serbian	Bice skoro propast sveta	Aleksandar Petrović	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124294/

Sources

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