1955 Cannes Film Festival
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- DirectorDelbert MannStarsErnest BorgnineBetsy BlairEsther MinciottiA middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.Palme d'Or
OCIC Award - DirectorJules DassinStarsJean ServaisCarl MöhnerRobert ManuelFour men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes...Best Director
- DirectorSergey VasilevStarsIvan PereverzevViktor AvdyushkoGeorgiy YumatovEpic historical drama. The Russo - Turkish War of Liberation of 1878 and the role of the Bulgarian Volunteer Gorps.Best Director
- DirectorThorold DickinsonStarsEdward MulhareHaya HarareetMichael ShilloIn 1948, four Israeli soldiers recount the events that led them to take up arms while preparing for a final mission in the hours leading up to a truce.Tribute Best Director
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSpencer TracyRobert RyanAnne FrancisA one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.Best Acting Award
- DirectorEnrico GrasGiorgio MoserLeonardo BonziStarsGeorge BryanAn Italian documentary film about maritime Southeast Asia including Borneo.Jury Special Prize
- DirectorElia KazanStarsJames DeanRaymond MasseyJulie HarrisTwo brothers in 1910s California struggle to maintain their strict, Bible-toting father's favor as an old secret about their long-absent mother comes to light.Best Dramatic Film
- DirectorLev ArnshtamLeonid LavrovskyStarsGalina UlanovaYuri ZhdanovIraida OleninaRussian ballet version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star crossed lovers from two feuding Italian Renaissance families.Best Lyrical Film
- DirectorPrakash AroraStarsKumari NaazRatan KumarDavid AbrahamPreteen brother and sister, abandoned by their father, to be taken care of, by an abusive prostitute aunt, survive life in an Indian squatters' camp, aided by a friendly cripple, by learning to shine shoes instead of begging.Distinction to children
- DirectorLadislao VajdaStarsRafael RivellesAntonio VicoJuan CalvoMarcelino is an orphan who grows up in a monastery. One day when he eats his small meal in a room full of old things, he gives a piece of his bread to an old wooden Jesus figure--which actually takes the bread and eats it. Getting a wish granted for his donation Marcelino wishes to see his mother.Distinction to children
Special Mention OCIC Award - Best Short Documentary
- DirectorHenri FabianiPrix du reportage filmé
- DirectorJuan Antonio BardemStarsLucia BosèAlberto ClosasBruna CorràA couple having an affair strike a bicyclist with their car and do not offer aid out of fear of their relationship being exposed.FIPRESCI Prize