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| Location | Venice, Italy |
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| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion of Saint Mark: Rashomon |
| Festival date | 20 August – 10 September 1951 |
| Website | Website |
| Venice Film Festival chronology | |
| 13th 11th | |
The 12th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 10 September 1951.
Italian film critic Mario Gromo, was the jury president for the main competition. The Golden Lion of Saint Mark was awarded to Rashomon by Akira Kurosawa.
Jury
- Mario Gromo, Italian film critic - Jury President
- Antonio Baldini, Italian writer
- Piero Gadda Conti, Italian film critic
- Ermanno Contini
- Fabrizio Dentice, Italian composer
- Vinicio Marinucci
- Gian Gaspare Napolitano, Italian journalist
- Gian Luigi Rondi, Italian screenwriter
- Giorgio Vigolo
Official Sections
Main Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice in Wonderland | Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske | United States | |
| Ace in the Hole | Billy Wilder | ||
| Born Yesterday | George Cukor | ||
| Diary of a Country Priest | Journal d'un curé de campagne | Robert Bresson | France |
| Fourteen Hours | Henry Hathaway | United States | |
| Four Ways Out | La città si difende | Pietro Germi | Italy |
| Rashomon | 羅生門 | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
| The Lavender Hill Mob | Charles Crichton | United Kingdom | |
| Murder in the Cathedral | George Hoellering | ||
| The Night Is My Kingdom | La Nuit est mon royaume | Georges Lacombe | France |
| The River | Le Fleuve | Jean Renoir | |
| A Streetcar Named Desire | Elia Kazan | United States | |
| Teresa | Fred Zinnemann | ||
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Golden Lion of Saint Mark: Rashomon by Akira Kurosawa
- Best Italian Film: Four Ways Out by Pietro Germi
- Special Jury Prize: A Streetcar Named Desire by Elia Kazan
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Jean Gabin for The Night Is My Kingdom
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Vivien Leigh for A Streetcar Named Desire
- Best Original Screenplay: T. E. B. Clarke for The Lavender Hill Mob
- Best Cinematography: Léonce-Henri Burel for Diary of a Country Priest
- Best Original Music: Hugo Friedhofer for Ace in the Hole
Independent Awards
International Award
- Diary of a Country Priest by Robert Bresson
- The River by Jean Renoir
- Ace in the Hole by Billy Wilder
OCIC Award
Italian Film Critics Award
- Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa)
- Diary of a Country Priest by Robert Bresson
- Special Prize: Peter Pendrey for Murder in the Cathedral (For the best production design)
References
- "The 1950s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- "Juries for the 1950s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
External links
| Venice Film Festival | |
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| Independent awards | |
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| List of Venice Film Festival jury presidents | |