The 16th Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 10 September 1955. Film critic Mario Gromo was appointed as the President of the Jury. The Golden Lion was awarded to ''

Ordet ''Ordet'' (, meaning " The Word" and originally released as ''The Word'' in English), is a 1955 Danish drama film, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is based on a play by Kaj Munk, a Danish Lutheran priest, first performed in 1932. The film w ...

'', directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer.

Jury

Main Competition (Venezia 16) * Mario Gromo, Italian journalist and film critic (Jury President) * Arthur Knight, American film critic and historian *

Roger Manvell Arnold Roger Manvell (10 October 1909 – 30 November 1987)"Manvell, Roger< ...

, British film historian * Piero Gadda Conti, Italian novelist and film critic *

Domenico Meccoli Domenico Meccoli (4 January 1913 – 21 November 1983) was an Italian film critic, journalist, screenwriter and occasional actor. Born in Assisi, Meccoli started his career as a journalist and a film critic for the magazine ''Cinema'', and ...

, Italian journalist, film critic and screenwriter * Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti, Italian art critic and historian *

Jacques Doniol-Valcroze Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (; 15 March 1920 – 6 October 1989) was a French actor, critic, screenwriter, and director. In 1951, Doniol-Valcroze was a co-founder of the renowned film magazine ''Cahiers du cinéma'', along with André Bazin and Jo ...

, French actor, film director and critic *Antonín Martin Brousil, Czechoslovak film critic and historian *Emilio Lonero, Italian journalist and film critic

Official selection

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main international competition: :Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion winner.

Awards

Official selection

The following official awards were presented at the 15th edition: In Competition * Golden Lion: ''

'' by Carl Theodor Dreyer *

Silver Lion The Silver Lion ( it, Leone d'argento, also known as Silver Lion for Best Direction) is an annual award presented for best directing achievements in a feature film at official competition section of the Venice Film Festival since 1998. The pri ...

: **'' The Grasshopper'' by

Samson Samsonov Samson Iosifovich Samsonov (russian: Самсо́н Ио́сифович Самсо́нов; 23 February 1921 – 31 August 2002) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter, he was granted the honorary title of People's Artist of ...

**''

The Big Knife ''The Big Knife'' is a 1955 melodrama directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets. The film stars Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winte ...

'' by Robert Aldrich **''

Le Amiche ''Le Amiche'' (, lit. "The girlfriends") is a 1955 Italian drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Eleonora Rossi Drago, Gabriele Ferzetti, Franco Fabrizi, and Valentina Cortese. Based on Cesare Pavese's 1949 novella ''Tra do ...

'' by Michelangelo Antonioni **'' Ciske the Rat'' by Wolfgang Staudte *

Volpi Cup for Best Actor The Volpi Cup for Best Actor ( it, Coppa Volpi per la migliore interpretazione maschile) is the principal award given to actors at the Venice Film Festival and is named in honor of Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the founder of the Venice Film ...

: **

Kenneth More Kenneth Gilbert More, CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor. Initially achieving fame in the comedy '' Genevieve'' (1953), he appeared in many roles as a carefree, happy-go-lucky gent. Films from this per ...

for '' The Deep Blue Sea'' **

Curd Jürgens Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (13 December 191518 June 1982) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens. He was well known for playing Ernst Udet in '' Des Teufels Gene ...

for ''

Les héros sont fatigués ''Les héros sont fatigués'' ( en, Heroes and Sinners, released in the UK as ''The Heroes Are Tired'') is a 1955 French-West German drama film directed by Yves Ciampi. For his performance Curt Jürgens was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at ...

References

External links

* {{Venice Film Festival Venice International Film Festival Venice International Film Festival Venice Film Festival 1950s in Venice Venice International Film Festival Venice International Film Festival