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| Location | Venice, Italy |
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| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion of Saint Mark: Rashomon |
| Festival date | 20 August – 10 September 1951 |
| Website | Website |
The 12th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 10 September 1951. [1]
Italian film critic Mario Gromo, was the jury president for the main competition. The Golden Lion of Saint Mark was awarded to Rashomon by Akira Kurosawa.
Jury
- Mario Gromo, Italian film critic - Jury President [2]
- Antonio Baldini, Italian writer
- Ermanno Contini
- Fabrizio Dentice, Italian composer
- Piero Gadda Conti, Italian film critic
- Vinicio Marinucci
- Gian Gaspare Napolitano, Italian journalist
- Gian Luigi Rondi, Italian screenwriter
- Giorgio Vigolo
Official Sections
Main Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice in Wonderland | Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske | United States | |
| Ace in the Hole | Billy Wilder | ||
| Born Yesterday | George Cukor | ||
| Diary of a Country Priest | Journal d'un curé de campagne | Robert Bresson | France |
| Fourteen Hours | Henry Hathaway | United States | |
| Four Ways Out | La città si difende | Pietro Germi | Italy |
| Rashomon | 羅生門 | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
| The Lavender Hill Mob | Charles Crichton | United Kingdom | |
| Murder in the Cathedral | George Hoellering | ||
| The Night Is My Kingdom | La Nuit est mon royaume | Georges Lacombe | France |
| The River | Le Fleuve | Jean Renoir | |
| A Streetcar Named Desire | Elia Kazan | United States | |
| Teresa | Fred Zinnemann | ||
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Golden Lion of Saint Mark: Rashomon by Akira Kurosawa
- Best Italian Film: Four Ways Out by Pietro Germi
- Special Jury Prize: A Streetcar Named Desire by Elia Kazan
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Jean Gabin for The Night Is My Kingdom
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Vivien Leigh for A Streetcar Named Desire
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Golden Osella:
- Best Original Screenplay: T. E. B. Clarke for The Lavender Hill Mob
- Best Cinematography: Léonce-Henri Burel for Diary of a Country Priest
- Best Original Music: Hugo Friedhofer for Ace in the Hole
Independent Awards
International Award
- Diary of a Country Priest by Robert Bresson
- The River by Jean Renoir
- Ace in the Hole by Billy Wilder
OCIC Award
Italian Film Critics Award
- Rashomon ( Akira Kurosawa)
- Diary of a Country Priest by Robert Bresson
- Special Prize: Peter Pendrey for Murder in the Cathedral (For the best production design)
References
- ^ "The 1950s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1950s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.