The 7th

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

was held from 25 March to 9 April 1954. With

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the s ...

as President of the Jury, the Grand Prix went to the '' Gate of Hell'' by

Teinosuke Kinugasa was a Japanese filmmaker. He was born in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture and died in Kyoto. Kinugasa won the 1954 Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival for '' Gate of Hell''. Biography Kinugasa began his career as an onnagata (actor specializing in ...

. The festival opened with '' Le Grand Jeu'' by

Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak (; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German film director who also worked in the United States. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for a series of films noirs he made in the 1940s, such as ''The Killers'' (194 ...

. This was the last festival with a predominantly French jury. As the festival was becoming more and more a pole of showbiz attraction, scandals and romances of stars were appearing in the press. In 1954, the Simone Silva affair during the Cannes Festival ended up in the destruction of her career as an actor and her premature death, three years later.

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1954 competition: Feature films *

(France) Jury President *

Jean Aurenche Jean Aurenche (11 September 1904 – 29 September 1992) was a French screenwriter. During his career, he wrote 80 films for directors such as René Clément, Bertrand Tavernier, Marcel Carné, Jean Delannoy and Claude Autant-Lara. He is often ...

(France) *

André Bazin André Bazin (; 18 April 1918 – 11 November 1958) was a renowned and influential French film critic and film theorist. Bazin started to write about film in 1943 and was a co-founder of the renowned film magazine ''Cahiers du cinéma'' in 1951, ...

(France) *

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and ...

(Spain) *

Henri Calef Henri Calef (20 July 1910 – 18 August 1994) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''Jericho'' (1946) * ''The Royalists'' (1947) * ''Crossroads of Passion'' (1948) * '' Shadow and Light'' (1951) * '' ...

(France) * Guy Desson (France) (MP official) * Philippe Erlanger (France) * Michel Fourre-Cormeray (France) * Jacques-Pierre Frogerais (France) (CNC official) * Jacques Ibert (France) * Georges Lamousse (France) (senate official) * André Lang (France) *

Noël-Noël Noël-Noël (born Lucien Noël, 9 August 1897 – 5 October 1989) was a French actor and screenwriter. Partial filmography * ''La prison en folie'' (1931) - Yves Larsac * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) - Léon Mirol * '' Mistigri ...

(France) * Georges Raguis (France) (union official) Short films *

Henning Jensen Henning Jensen (17 August 1949 – 4 December 2017) was a Danish 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 champi ...

(Denmark) * Albert Lamorisse (France) *

Jean Queval Jean Queval (1913–1990) was a French translator, writer, journalist, film critic and founding member of Oulipo Oulipo (, short for french: Ouvroir de littérature potentielle; roughly translated: ''"workshop of potential literature"'', styliz ...

(France) (journalist) * Jean Tedesco (France) * Jean Vivie (France) (CST official)

Feature film competition

The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix: *'' Adventures of the Barber of Seville'' (''Aventuras del barbero de Sevilla'') by

Ladislao Vajda Ladislao Vajda (born Weisz László; 18 August 1906, Budapest – 25 March 1965, Barcelona) was a Hungarian-Spanish film director who made films in Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Italy and West Germany. Biography He was born in Budapest, ...

*'' All Is Possible in Granada'' (''Todo es posible en Granada'') by Carlos Blanco and

José Luis Sáenz de Heredia José Luis Sáenz de Heredia (10 April 1911 – 4 November 1992) was a Spanish film director. He was born in Madrid. His film ''Ten Ready Rifles'' was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * ''Patricio miró ...

*'' As Long as You're Near Me'' (''Solange Du da bist'') by

Harald Braun Harald Braun (26 April 1901 – 24 September 1960) was a German film director, screenwriter and film producer. He directed 21 films between 1942 and 1960. Selected filmography * ''The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl'' (dir. Carl Froelich, 193 ...

*'' Before the Deluge'' (''Avant le déluge'') by

André Cayatte André Cayatte (3 February 1909, in Carcassonne – 6 February 1989, in Paris) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility. Cayatte began his directoral ...

*'' Beneath the 12-Mile Reef'' by Robert D. Webb *''

The Boy and the Fog ''The Boy and the Fog'' ( es, El Niño y la niebla) is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Marta (Dolores del Río) is a woman who lives obsessed, since her brother di ...

'' (''El Niño y la niebla'') by

Roberto Gavaldón Roberto Gavaldón (June 7, 1909 in Jiménez, Chihuahua – September 4, 1986 in Mexico City) was a Mexican film director. Eight of Gavaldón's films were featured on the list 100 Best Movies of the Cinema of Mexico. His 1958 film ''Ash Wed ...

*''

Bread of Love ''Bread of Love'' ( sv, Kärlekens bröd) is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Folke Sundquist as Prisoner * Georg Rydeberg as Ledin * Nils Hallberg as Tom * Lenna ...

'' (''Kärlekens bröd'') by

Arne Mattsson Arne Mattsson (2 December 1919 – 28 June 1995) was a Swedish film director. Biography Born in Uppsala, the early films of Mattsson were mostly comedies. His biggest success was '' Hon dansade en sommar'' (1951, aka. ''One Summer of Happine ...

*'' Chronicle of Poor Lovers'' (''Cronache di poveri amanti'') by

Carlo Lizzani Carlo Lizzani (3 April 1922 – 5 October 2013) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and critic. Biography Born in Rome, before World War II Lizzani worked as a scenarist on such films as Roberto Rossellini's '' Germany Year Zero' ...

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Circus Fandango ''Circus Fandango'' ( no, Cirkus Fandango) is a 1954 Norwegian drama film directed by Arne Skouen. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Arne Arnardo as Fandango, manager *Joachim Holst-Jensen as Papa, clown * Ilselil Larse ...

'' (''Cirkus Fandango'') by Arne Skouen *''

Comedians A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience dire ...

'' (''Cómicos'') by Juan Antonio Bardem *''

Five Boys from Barska Street ''Five Boys from Barska Street'' ( pl, Piątka z ulicy Barskiej) is a 1954 Polish drama film directed by Aleksander Ford, based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Kazimierz Koźniewski. It was awarded the International Prize at the 1954 Canne ...

'' (''Piatka z ulicy Barskiej'') by

Aleksander Ford Aleksander Ford (born Mosze Lifszyc; 24 November 1908 in Kiev, Russian Empire – 4 April 1980 in Naples, Florida, U.S.) was a Polish film director; and head of the Polish People's Army Film Crew in the Soviet Union during World War II. Follow ...

*'' Flesh and the Woman'' (''Le Grand Jeu'') by

*''

From Here to Eternity ''From Here to Eternity'' is a 1953 American drama romance war film directed by Fred Zinnemann, and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel of the same name by James Jones. The picture deals with the tribulations of three U.S. A ...

'' by

Fred Zinnemann Alfred ''Fred'' Zinnemann (April 29, 1907 – March 14, 1997) was an Austrian Empire-born American film director. He won four Academy Awards for directing and producing films in various genres, including thrillers, westerns, film noir and pla ...

*'' Gate of Hell'' by

*'' The Great Adventure'' (''Det Stora Ädventyret'') by

Arne Sucksdorff Arne Edvard Sucksdorff (3 February 1917 – 4 May 2001) was a Swedish film director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries. His works ...

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The Great Warrior Skanderbeg ''The Great Warrior Skanderbeg'' ( al, Luftëtari i madh i Shqipërisë Skënderbeu; russian: Великий воин Албании Скандербег, Velikiy voin Albanii Skanderbeg) is a 1953 Soviet-Albanian biopic directed by Sergei Yutk ...

'' (''Velikiy voin Albanii Skanderbeg'') by Sergei Yutkevich *'' An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (''Nigorie'') by

Tadashi Imai was a Japanese film director known for social realist filmmaking informed by a left-wing perspective. His most noted films include ''An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953) and ''Bushido, Samurai Saga'' (1963). Life Although leaning towards left-wing p ...

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The Kidnappers ''The Kidnappers'' (US: ''The Little Kidnappers'') is a 1953 British film, directed by Philip Leacock and written by Neil Paterson. Plot In the early 1900s, two young orphaned brothers, eight-year-old Harry (Jon Whiteley) and five-year-old ...

'' by

Philip Leacock Philip David Charles Leacock (8 October 1917 – 14 July 1990) was an English television and film director and producer. His brother was documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock. Career Born in London, England, Leacock spent his childhood in the C ...

*''

Kiskrajcár ''Kiskrajcár'' is a 1953 Hungarian comedy 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 (as Pápay Erzsi) * Imre Soós ...

'' by Márton Keleti *'' Knave of Hearts'' by René Clément *'' Knights of the Round Table'' by Richard Thorpe *'' Komedianti'' by Vladimír Vlcek *'' The Last Bridge'' (''Die Letzte Brücke'') by

Helmut Käutner Helmut Käutner (25 March 1908 – 20 April 1980) was a German film director active mainly in the 1940s and 1950s. He entered the film industry at the end of the Weimar Republic and released his first films as a director in Nazi Germany. Käu ...

*'' Little Boy Lost'' by George Seaton *''

The Living Desert ''The Living Desert'' is a 1953 American nature documentary film that shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the Southwestern United States. The film was written by James Algar, Winston Hibler, Jack Moffitt (uncredited) and T ...

'' by

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...

and

James Algar James Algar (June 11, 1912 – February 26, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked at Walt Disney Productions for 43 years and received the Disney Legends award in 1998. He was born in Modesto, California ...

*'' Love in a Hot Climate'' (''Sangre y luces'') by Georges Rouquier and Ricardo Muñoz Suay *''

Love Letter A love letter is an expression of love in written form. However delivered, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation and description of feelings. History One of the oldest references to a l ...

'' (''Koibumi'') by

Kinuyo Tanaka was a Japanese actress and film director. She had a career lasting over 50 years with more than 250 acting credits, but was best known for her 15 films with director Kenji Mizoguchi, such as ''The Life of Oharu'' (1952) and ''Ugetsu'' (1953). W ...

*'' Maddalena'' by Augusto Genina *''

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 The 7th Cannes Film Festival was held from 25 March to 9 April 1954. With Jean Cocteau as President of the Jury, the G ...

'' by

Cyril Frankel Cyril Solomon Israel Frankel (28 December 19217 June 2017) was a British film and television director. His career in television began in 1953 and he directed for over 30 TV programmes until 1990. He directed many episodes of popular British TV sho ...

*''

Marina's Destiny ''Marina's Destiny'' (russian: Судьба Марины, translit=Sud’ba Mariny) is a 1953 Soviet drama film directed by Viktor Ivchenko. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film takes place in Ukraine, in the villag ...

'' (''Sudba Mariny'') by Isaak Shmaruk and Viktor Ivchenko *'' The Martyr of Calvary'' (''El Mártir del Calvario'') by

Miguel Morayta Miguel Morayta (15 August 1907 – 19 June 2013) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 74 films between 1944 and 1978. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Morayta was a Spanish artillery officer, who joined the Republ ...

*'' Mayurpankh'' by

Kishore Sahu Kishore Sahu (22 November 1915 – 22 August 1980) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer. He appeared in 22 films between 1937 and 1980, and he directed 20 films between 1942 and 1974. His directorial venture Kuwara Ba ...

*'' Memories of a Mexican'' (''Memorias de un Mexicano'') by Carmen Toscano *'' The Monster'' (''El Wahsh'') by Salah Abu Seif *'' Naked Amazon'' (''Feitiço do Amazonas'') by Zygmunt Sulistrowski *''

Neapolitan Carousel ''Neapolitan Carousel'' ( it, Carosello napoletano) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Giannini and starring Léonide Massine, Achille Millo and Agostino Salvietti. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, winning its '' ...

'' (''Carosello napoletano'') by Ettore Giannini *'' Pamposh'' by Ezra Mir *'' Si mis campos hablaran'' by José Bohr *'' Sira` Fi al-Wadi'' by

Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ar, يوسف شاهين, Yūsuf Shāhīn ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twelve films that were listed ...

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Song of the Sea The Song of the Sea ( he, שירת הים, ''Shirat HaYam'', also known as ''Az Yashir Moshe'' and Song of Moses, or ''Mi Chamocha'') is a poem that appears in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible, at . It is followed in verses 20 and 21 by a ...

'' (''O Canto do Mar'') by

Alberto Cavalcanti Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti (February 6, 1897 – August 23, 1982) was a Brazilian-born film director and producer. He was often credited under the single name "Cavalcanti". Early life Cavalcanti was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of a ...

*'' Stars of the Russian Ballet'' (''Mastera russkogo baleta'') by Gerbert Rappaport *'' Two Acres of Land'' (''Do Bigha Zamin'') by

Bimal Roy Bimal Roy (12 July 1909 – 8 January 1966) was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as '' Do Bigha Zamin'', '' Parineeta'', '' Biraj Bahu'', ''Devdas'', ''Madhumati'', '' Sujata'', '' ...

*'' Windfall in Athens'' (''Kyriakatiko xypnima'') by Michael Cacoyannis

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the various short film awards: * ''Apollon kai Dafni'' by Thanassis Meritzis * ''Aptenodytes forsteri'' (''Les Pingouins'') by Mario Marret * ''Aquarium'' by Ágoston Kollányi * '' The Blakes Slept Here'' by Jacques Bernard Brunius * ''Christophe Plantin, imprimeur des humanistes du XVIeme siècle'' by Gaston Vermaillen * ''Der dom zu Koeln'' by Ulrich Kayser * ''El Greco en su obra maestra : El entierro del Conde Orgaz'' by Juan Serra * ''Er is altijd een tockomst'' by Kees Stip * ''Exploratieboren'' by Bert Haanstra * ''Feminine Fashions'' by Moham Dayaram Bhavnani * ''Il fiume della vita'' by Enrico Castelli Gattinara * ''Folk Dances of India'' by Moham Dayaram Bhavnani * ''Det gjelder livet'' by Titus Vibe Müller * ''Una goccia d'acqua'' by Enzo Trovasilli * ''Highlands of Iceland'' by Magnus Johannsson * ''Hokusai'' by

Hiroshi Teshigahara was a Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and artist from the Japanese New Wave era. He is best known for the 1964 film '' Woman in the Dunes''. He is also known for directing other titles such as '' The Face of Another'' (1966), ''Natsu No Heitai'' ( ...

* ''Jaktflygare'' by Helge Sahlin * ''Jyske kyst'' by Søren Melson * ''Kék vércsék erdejében'' by István Homoki-Nagy * ''Koziołeczek'' by Lechosław Marszałek * ''Kutna hora'' by Fr. Lukas * ''Land of Enlightment'' by Mohan Wadhwani * ''Den lille pige med svovlstikkerne'' by Johan Jacobsen * ''Lumière'' by P. Paviot * ''Miniatury kodesku behema'' by Stanisław Lenartowicz * ''Le mystère de la Licorne'' by Arcady, Jean-Claude See * ''Nouveaux horizons'' by Marcel Ichac * ''Nytt land under svillene'' by Per Opsahl * ' by Zdenec Miler * '' A Drop Too Much'' (''O sklenicku víc'') by Bretislav Pojar * ''L'Ombre de St Michel'' by Jean Pichonnier, Paul Pichonnier * ''De Opsporing van Aardolie'' by Bert Haanstra * '' The Owl and the Pussy Cat'' by Brian Borthwick, John Halas * ''Pik droujby'' by I. Goutman * ''Plastik im Freien'' by Adalbert Baltes * '' The Pleasure Garden'' by James Broughton * ''Polyot na lunu'' by Vladimir Brumberg, Zinaida Brumberg * ''Promenade au Luxembourg'' by Philippe Schneider * ''Rene Leriche chirurgien de la douleur'' by René Lucot * ''River of Hope'' by Moham Dayaram Bhavnani * ''Ruban noir'' by Henry Jacques * ''El solitario de Sayan'' by

Enrico Gras Enrico Gras (7 March 1919 – 5 March 1981) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 22 films between 1941 and 1961. Selected filmography * '' Pictura: An Adventure in Art'' (1951) * ''Lost Continent'' (1955) * ''Dreams Di ...

* ''Stare miasto'' (''The Old Town of Warsaw'') by Jerzy Bossak * ''Stern von Bethlehem'' by Wilhelm Döderlein * '' Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom'' by

Ward Kimball Ward Walrath Kimball (March 4, 1914 – July 8, 2002) was an American animator employed by Walt Disney Animation Studios. He was part of Walt Disney's main team of animators, known collectively as Disney's Nine Old Men. His films have been honor ...

, Charles A. Nichols * ''Uspavana ljepotica'' by Rudolf Sremec * ''La vie des Chamois'' by André Bureau, Paul Claudon, P. Dalli, Pierre Levent, André Villard * ''Vieren maar'' by Herman van der Horst * ''Viragos kalocsa'' by Vince Lakatos * ''Vita della libellula'' by Alberto Ancillotto * ''Wild Life Sanctuary'' by D.D. Reucassel

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1954 awards: * Grand Prix: '' Gate of Hell'' by

*International Prize **'' Before the Deluge'' (''Avant le déluge'') by

**''

'' (''Carosello napoletano'') by Ettore Giannini **'' Chronicle of Poor Lovers'' (''Cronache di poveri amanti'') by

**'' Two Acres of Land'' (''Do Bigha Zamin'') by

**''

'' (''Piatka z ulicy Barskiej'') by

**'' The Last Bridge'' (''Die Letzte Brücke'') by

**''

'' by

**'' The Great Adventure'' (''Det Stora Ädventyret'') by

**''

'' (''Velikiy voin Albanii Skanderbeg'') by Sergei Yutkevich * Jury Special Prize: '' Knave of Hearts'' by René Clément *Special Award: ''

'' by

Short films *Best Puppet Film: '' A Drop Too Much'' (''O sklenicku víc'') by

Břetislav Pojar Břetislav Pojar (7 October 192312 October 2012) was a Czech puppeteer, animator and director of short and feature films. Born in Sušice, Czechoslovakia, Pojar started his career in the late 1940s with his work on ''The Story of the Bass Cello'' ...

*Best Poetic Fantasy Film: '' The Pleasure Garden'' by James Broughton *Best Film on Reality: ''Stare miasto'' (''The Old Town of Warzaw'') by Jerzy Bossak *Best Film on Nature: ''Aptenodytes forsteri'' (''Les Pingouins'') by Mario Marret *Best Entertainment Film: '' Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom'' by

, Charles A. Nichols

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prize The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

* '' Before the Deluge'' (''Avant le déluge'') by

OCIC Award * '' The Last Bridge'' (''Die Letzte Brücke'') by

Other awards *Special Mention **

and Charles Spaak for '' Before the Deluge'' (''Avant le déluge'') **

Maria Schell Maria Margarethe Anna Schell (15 January 1926 – 26 April 2005) was an Austrian-Swiss actress. She was one of the leading stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1954, she was awarded the Cannes Best Actress Award for her performance ...

for her acting performance in '' The Last Bridge'' (''Die Letzte Brücke'') **The camera crew of ''

'' **

for his direction of ''

'' **

for his direction of '' The Great Adventure'' (''Det Stora Ädventyret'') ** Sergei Yutkevich for his direction of ''

'' (''Velikiy voin Albanii Skanderbeg'')

References

Media

Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: Opening of the 1954 Festival
(Michèle Morgan and Robert Mitchum, commentary in French)

(Daniel Gélin and Gina Lollobrigida, commentary in French)

External links

(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1954

Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1954
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