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Venice Film Festival: 1955

Golden Lion

Date:	25 August - 9 September
Jury:	Mario Gromo (Italy) (head of jury); Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (France); Arthur Knight (USA); Roger Manvell (UK); Piero Gadda Conti (Italy); Emilio Lonero (Italy); Domenico Meccoli (Italy); Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti (Italy)


Winner:
	Ordet (1955) - Carl Theodor Dreyer
Other In-Competition Films:
	Amiche, Le (1955) - Michelangelo Antonioni Amici per la pelle (1955) - Franco Rossi (I) Bidone, Il (1955) - Federico Fellini Big Knife, The (1955) - Robert Aldrich Blekitny krzyz (1955) - Andrzej Munk Ciske de Rat (1955) - Wolfgang Staudte Deep Blue Sea, The (1955) - Anatole Litvak Héros sont fatigués, Les (1955) - Yves Ciampi Kentuckian, The (1955) - Burt Lancaster Poprygunya (1955) - Samson Samsonov To Catch a Thief (1955) - Alfred Hitchcock (I) Yôkihi (1955) - Kenji Mizoguchi (I)

Silver Lion


Winners:
	Amiche, Le (1955) - Michelangelo Antonioni Big Knife, The (1955) - Robert Aldrich Ciske de Rat (1955) - Wolfgang Staudte Poprygunya (1955) - Samson Samsonov

Volpi Cup

Best Actor


Winners:
	Deep Blue Sea, The (1955) - Kenneth More Héros sont fatigués, Les (1955) - Curd Jürgens

Best Actress


Winner:
	- Not awarded.

Best Short Film


Winner:
	Bespoke Overcoat, The (1956) - Jack Clayton (I)

OCIC Award


Winners:
	Amici per la pelle (1955) - Franco Rossi (I) On the Waterfront (1954) - Elia Kazan

OCIC Award - Honorable Mention


Winner:
	Ciske de Rat (1955) - Wolfgang Staudte

Italian Film Critics Award


Winner:
	Poprygunya (1955) - Samson Samsonov

Most Promising New Director


Winner:
	Mauvaises rencontres, Les (1955) - Alexandre Astruc

Biennale Medal


Winner:
	Nespokoen pat (1955) - Ivan Bratanov - For his performance.