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19th Venice International Film Festival

19th Venice International Film Festival
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Rickshaw Man
Festival date24 August – 7 September 1958
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology

The 19th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1958.[1]

No OCIC Award was given this year due to the "unusual immorality" of the films.[2]

Jury

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Official Sections

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The following films were selected to be screened:[4]

Main Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
At Midnight Éjfélkor György Révész Hungary
The Ballad of Narayama 楢山節考 Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
The Black Orchid Martin Ritt United States
Eighth Day of the Week Ósmy dzien tygodnia Aleksander Ford Poland
God's Little Acre Anthony Mann United States
The Horse's Mouth Ronald Neame United Kingdom
In Case of Adversity En cas de malheur Claude Autant-Lara France
The Lovers Les amants Louis Malle
Night Light Nattens ljus Lars-Eric Kjellgren Sweden
One Life Une vie Alexandre Astruc France
Otar's Widow Otaraant qvrivi Mikheil Chiaureli Soviet Union
Rickshaw Man 無法松の一生 Hiroshi Inagaki Japan
Rosemary Das Mädchen Rosemarie Rolf Thiele West Germany
La sfida Francesco Rosi Italy
The Wolf Trap Vlcí jáma Jiří Weiss Czechoslovakia

Informativa

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Ajantrik Ritwik Ghatak India
Angel in a Taxi Ballerina e Buon Dio Antonio Leonviola Italy
Le Beau Serge Claude Chabrol France
Behind a Long Wall Detrás de un largo muro Lucas Demare Argentina
Big Deal on Madonna Street I soliti ignoti Mario Monicelli Italy
Big and Small Veliki i mali Vladimir Pogacic Yugoslavia
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Roger Coggio France
Brink of Life Nära livet Ingmar Bergman Sweden
Bugles of Fear Los clarines del miedo Antonio Fernández-Román Spain
Bundfald Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt, Robert Saaskin Denmark
The Communist Коммунист Yuli Raizman Soviet Union
Crni Biseri Toma Janic Yugoslavia
The Defiant Ones Stanley Kramer United States
The Glass Tower Der gläserne Turm Harald Braun West Germany
At Midnight Éjfélkor György Révész Hungary
The Kidnapper El secuestrador Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Argentina
Eroica Andrzej Munk Poland
Giants and Toys 巨人と玩具 Yasuzô Masumura Japan
Un giorno in Europa Emilio Marsili Italy
The Goddess John Cromwell United States
The House Under the Rocks Ház a sziklák alatt Károly Makk, György Hintsch Hungary
The Idiot Идиот Ivan Pyryev Soviet Union
The Island of Silence Το νησί της σιωπής Lila Kourkoulakou Greece
Italia in Patagonia Guido Guerrasio Italy
Little Cannon Pezzo, capopezzo e capitano Wolfgang Staudte Italy, Germany
Orders to Kill Anthony Asquith United Kingdom
Spanish Carousel Carosello spagnolo Gian Rocco, Salvatore Rosso, Pino Serpi Italia
St. Louis Blues Allen Reisner United States
Weddings and Babies Morris Engel United States
Wild Strawberries Smultronstället Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Official Awards

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Independent Awards

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New Cinema Award

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San Giorgio Prize

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FIPRESCI Prize

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Pasinetti Award

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Italian Cinema Clubs Award

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References

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  1. ^ "The 1950′s [sic]". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Japanese 'Rickshaw' Top Venice Winner". Variety. September 10, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Juries for the 1950′s [sic]". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "19. Mostra Internazionale del Cinema". labiennale.org. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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