The 1st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 3 to 17 August 1959.[1] The Grand Prix was awarded to the Soviet film Destiny of a Man directed by Sergei Bondarchuk.
Location | Moscow, USSR |
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Founded | 1959 |
Awards | Grand Prix |
Festival date | 3–17 August 1959 |
Website | Website |
The following films were selected for the main competition:
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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Escape from the Shadows | Útek ze stínu | Jiří Sequens | Czechoslovakia |
Yesterday | Tegnap | Márton Keleti | Hungary |
For Whom the Sun Rises | Liman tashrouk al chams | Joseph Fahdi | Lebanon |
The Diary of Anne Frank | — | George Stevens | United States |
India: Matri Bhumi | India | Roberto Rossellini | Italy, France |
Red Line | Punainen viiva | Matti Kassila | Finland |
That Won't Keep a Sailor Down | Das haut einen Seemann doch nicht um | Arthur Maria Rabenalt | West Germany, Denmark |
Jalsaghar | Jalsaghar | Satyajit Ray | India |
Aren't We Wonderful? | Wir Wunderkinder | Kurt Hoffmann | West Germany |
The Ball | Mingea | Andrei Blaier, Sinisa Ivetici | Romania |
On the Side of One River | Chung một dòng sông | Nguyễn Hồng Nghi, Phạm Hiếu Dân | North Vietnam |
Forever Yours | حب للأبد | Youssef Chahine | Egypt |
The Day Shall Dawn | — | A. J. Kardar | Pakistan, United Kingdom |
Hambre nuestra de cada día | Hambre nuestra de cada dia | Rogelio A. González | Mexico |
Unforgettable Trail | Itsuka kita michi | Koji Shima | Japan |
Die unvollkommene Ehe | Die unvollkommene Ehe | Robert A. Stemmle | Austria |
New Story of the Old Soldier | — | Shen Fu | China |
Cara de Fogo | — | Galileu Garcia | Brazil |
The Eagle | Orzel | Leonard Buczkowski | Poland |
The Sailor's Song | Das Lied der Matrosen | Kurt Maetzig, Günter Reisch | East Germany |
Summer Place Wanted | Sommarnöje sökes | Hasse Ekman | Sweden |
Messenger of the People | Ardyn elch | Dejidiin Jigjid | Mongolia |
The Verdict | La sentence | Jean Valère | France |
Said effendi | سعيد أفندي | Kameran Husni | Iraq |
Legend of Chunhyang | Chunhyangdyun | Yun Ryon Gyu | North Korea |
The Sky Through the Trees | Kroz granje nebo | Stole Janković | Yugoslavia |
A Cry from the Streets | — | Lewis Gilbert | United Kingdom |
Destiny of a Man | Sudba cheloveka | Sergei Bondarchuk | Soviet Union |
Tana | Tana | Kristaq Dhamo | Albania |
Fanfare | — | Bert Haanstra | Netherlands |