The 19th Venice International Film Festival was held in Venice , Italy , from August 24 to September 7 , 1958 .
| 19th Venice Film Festival | |
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| the date of the | from August 24 to September 7 , 1958 |
| Location |  Italy , Venice |
| Chairman of the jury | Jean Gremyon ,  France |
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Content
Jury
Sophia Loren , Volpi Cup for Best Actress 1958
- Jean Gremillon (chairman of the jury, France ),
- Carlos Fernandez Cuenca ( Spain ),
- Piero Gadda Conti , ( Italy ),
- Alberto Lattuada ( Italy ),
- Hidemi Ina ( Japan ),
- Friedrich Luft ( Germany ),
- Sergey Vasiliev ( USSR ).
Competition Program
- Night Light , directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren
- The eighth day of the week , directed by Alexander Ford
- The Legend of Narayama , directed by Keisuke Kinoshita
- Life , director Alexander Astryuk
- In case of misfortune , director Claude Otan-Lara
- Life of Muhomatsu , directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
- Wolf Pit , directed by Jiri Weiss
- Challenge directed by Francesco Rosie
- God’s plot , directed by Anthony Mann
- First-hand Director Ronald Nimes
- Damsel Rosemary , director Rolf Thiele
- Lovers , directed by Louis Mal
- Black Orchid , directed by Martin Ritt
- Otarova the widow , director Mikhail Chiaureli
Rewards
- The Golden Lion : The Life of Muhomatsu , a film by Hiroshi Inagaki
- Silver Lion - Special Jury Prize :
- Challenge , film Francesco Rosie
- Lovers , movie Louis Mal
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor : Alec Guinness - First-Hand
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress : Sophia Loren - Black Orchid