The 17th Venice International Film Festival was held in Venice , Italy , from August 28 to September 9 , 1956 .
| 17th Venice Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| the date of the | from August 28 to September 9 , 1956 |
| Location |  Italy , Venice |
| Jury chairman | John Greerson ,  Great Britain |
| Site | |
Content
Jury
- John Grirson (chairman of the jury, UK )
- Andre Bazin ( France ),
- Luchino Visconti ,
- J. Cavallaro ( Italy ),
- Friedrich Ermler ( USSR )
- James Quinn (UK)
- Kyokhiko Ushihara ( Japan ).
Films in competition
| Title in Russian | Title in original language | Producer | Production |
| Sister Letitia | Suor letizia | Mario Camerini | Italy |
| Empire of the sun | L'impero del sole | Enrico Gras | Italy France |
| Captain from Köpenick | Der Hauptmann von Köpenick | Helmut Koitner | Germany |
| Hat full of rain | A Hatful of Rain | Fred Zinnemann | USA |
| Blood throne | 蜘蛛 巣 城 | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
| The immortal garrison | The immortal garrison | Zahar Agranenko Edward Tisse | the USSR |
| The Dragon | Ο Δράκος | Nikos Kundouros | Greece |
| Red Light District | 線 地 帯 | Kenji Mizoguchi | Japan |
| Attack | Attack | Robert Aldrich | USA |
| More than life | Bigger than life | Nicholas Ray | USA |
| Burmese Harp | ル マ の 竪琴 | Kon Ichikawa | Japan |
| Calabuch | Calabuch | Luis Garcia Berlanga | Spain |
| the main street | Calle mayor | Juan Antonio Bardem | Spain |
| Gervaise | Gervaise | Rene Clement | France |
| Torero | Torero | Carlos Velo | Mexico |
| Through Paris | La traversee de paris | Claude Otan-Lara | France |
Awards
- Golden Lion and Silver Lion - not awarded
- Volpie Cup for the best male role : Bourville - Through Paris
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress : Maria Shell - Gervaise
- San Giorgio Prize : Burmese Harp
- Prize of the International Association of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) :
- the main street
- Gervaise
- Prize of the International Catholic Film Organization (OCIC) : Kalabuch
- Prize of the International Catholic Organization in the field of cinema - honorary mention : Burmese harp
- Italian Critics Award : Attack