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Venice Festival 1959 (august 24, 1959)

the venice international film festival is a film festival that takes place in venice in the historic palazzo del cinema on the lungomare marconi in venice lido.

Edition number 20 of the event; awards assigned:

Golden Lion - Best film

for the movie il generale della rovere

poster del film la grande guerra

for the movie la grande guerra

Silver Lion - Grand Special Jury Prize

for the movie ansiktet

Coppa Volpi - Migliore attore

for the movie anatomy of a murder
Assigned to
James Stewart

Coppa Volpi - Migliore attrice

poster del film à double tour

for the movie à double tour
Assigned to
Madeleine Robinson

Golden Lion - Selection

nominations for the movie :

Menzione speciale

for the movie esterina
Assigned to
Carla Gravina

for the movie il generale della rovere
Assigned to
Hannes Messemer

poster del film la grande guerra

for the movie la grande guerra
Assigned to
Alberto Sordi

poster del film Night Train

for the movie Night Train
Assigned to
Lucyna Winnicka

New Cinema Award - Migliore film

for the movie ansiktet
Assigned to
Ingmar Bergman

New Cinema Award - Migliore attore

poster del film Enjô

for the movie Enjô
Assigned to
Raizô Ichikawa

New Cinema Award - Migliore attrice

poster del film à double tour

for the movie à double tour
Assigned to
Madeleine Robinson

Premio FIPRESCI

for the movie popiól i diament

Premio OCIC

for the movie il generale della rovere

Premio Pasinetti

for the movie ansiktet

Premio Pasinetti - Sezioni parallele

for the movie comeback africa

Golden Plate

poster del film Night Train

for the movie Night Train