4th Berlin International Film Festival
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The 4th annual Berlin International Film Festival
was held from June 18 to June 29, 1954.
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
was held from June 18 to June 29, 1954.
Films in competition
- Det stora äventyretThe Great Adventure (film)The Great Adventure is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff.-Cast:* Gunnar Sjöberg - Narrator * Luis Van Rooten - Narrator The Great Adventure is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff.-Cast:* Gunnar Sjöberg - Narrator (Anders as an adult) (voice)* Luis Van...
by Arne SucksdorffArne SucksdorffArne Sucksdorff was a Swedish movie director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries... - Hobson's Choice by David LeanDavid LeanSir David Lean CBE was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor best remembered for big-screen epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai , Lawrence of Arabia ,...
- IkiruIkiruis a 1952 Japanese film co-written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film examines the struggles of a minor Tokyo bureaucrat and his final quest for meaning. The film stars Takashi Shimura as Kanji Watanabe.-Plot:...
by Akira KurosawaAkira Kurosawawas a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 filmsIn 1946, Kurosawa co-directed, with Hideo Sekigawa and Kajiro Yamamoto, the feature Those Who Make Tomorrow ;... - La grande speranzaSubmarine AttackOriginally titled La Grande Speranza, retitled Submarine Attack and Torpedo Zone in English, this low-key anti-war film is slow-moving and lacking in dramatic tension by action film standards, but conveys its message effectively...
by Duilio ColettiDuilio ColettiDuilio Coletti was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 29 films between 1934 and 1977. His film Submarine Attack was entered into the 4th Berlin International Film Festival. He was a member of the jury at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Mr... - Le défroquéThe Unfrocked OneThe Unfrocked One is a 1954 French drama film directed by Léo Joannon. At the 4th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Bronze Berlin Bear award.-Cast:* Pierre Fresnay - Maurice Morand* Pierre Trabaud - Gérard Lacassagne...
by Léo JoannonLéo JoannonLéo Joannon was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a cameraman.... - Pane, amore e fantasia by Luigi ComenciniLuigi ComenciniLuigi Comencini was an Italian film director. Together with Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli, he was considered among the masters of the commedia all'italiana genre....
- Sinhá MoçaThe Landowner's DaughterThe Landowner's Daughter is a 1953 Brazilian drama film directed by Tom Payne and Oswaldo Sampaio. It was entered into the 4th Berlin International Film Festival. It is based on the novel by Brazilian author Maria Camila Dezonne Pacheco Fernandes.-Cast:...
by Tom PayneTom Payne (director)Tom Payne was a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and actor. His film Sinhá Moça was entered into the 4th Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:* Caiçara * Ângela... - The Living DesertThe Living DesertThe Living Desert is a 1953 American nature documentary film which shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the southwestern United States. The movie was written by James Algar, Winston Hibler, Jack Moffitt and Ted Sears. It was directed by Algar, with Hibler as the narrator...
by James AlgarJames AlgarJames Algar was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Disney Legends award in 1998.He was born in Modesto, California and died in Carmel, California.-Selected filmography:... - Een gouden eeuw-de kunst der Vlaamse primitieven by Paul HaesaertsPaul HaesaertsPaul Haesaerts was a multi talented Belgian artist.Born as Pauwel Helena Alfons Haesaerts, son of Benjamin Adolf Jan Baptist Haesaerts and Emma Philomena Spillemaeckers....
Awards
- Golden BearGolden BearAccording to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
: Hobson's Choice by David LeanDavid LeanSir David Lean CBE was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor best remembered for big-screen epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai , Lawrence of Arabia ,... - Silver Bear: Pane, amore e fantasia by Luigi ComenciniLuigi ComenciniLuigi Comencini was an Italian film director. Together with Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli, he was considered among the masters of the commedia all'italiana genre....
- Bronze Berlin Bear: Le défroquéThe Unfrocked OneThe Unfrocked One is a 1954 French drama film directed by Léo Joannon. At the 4th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Bronze Berlin Bear award.-Cast:* Pierre Fresnay - Maurice Morand* Pierre Trabaud - Gérard Lacassagne...
by Léo JoannonLéo JoannonLéo Joannon was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a cameraman.... - Big Gold Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): The Living DesertThe Living DesertThe Living Desert is a 1953 American nature documentary film which shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the southwestern United States. The movie was written by James Algar, Winston Hibler, Jack Moffitt and Ted Sears. It was directed by Algar, with Hibler as the narrator...
by James AlgarJames AlgarJames Algar was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Disney Legends award in 1998.He was born in Modesto, California and died in Carmel, California.-Selected filmography:... - Big Silver Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): Det stora äventyretThe Great Adventure (film)The Great Adventure is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff.-Cast:* Gunnar Sjöberg - Narrator * Luis Van Rooten - Narrator The Great Adventure is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff.-Cast:* Gunnar Sjöberg - Narrator (Anders as an adult) (voice)* Luis Van...
by Arne SucksdorffArne SucksdorffArne Sucksdorff was a Swedish movie director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries... - Big Bronze Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): Een gouden eeuw-de kunst der Vlaamse primitieven by Paul HaesaertsPaul HaesaertsPaul Haesaerts was a multi talented Belgian artist.Born as Pauwel Helena Alfons Haesaerts, son of Benjamin Adolf Jan Baptist Haesaerts and Emma Philomena Spillemaeckers....
External links
- 1954 Berlin International Film Festival
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