1st Moscow International Film Festival

The 1st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 3 to 17 August 1959. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Soviet film Destiny of a Man directed by Sergei Bondarchuk.

Jury

• Sergei Gerasimov (USSR - President of the Jury)
• Antonin Brousil (Czechoslovakia)
• Emma Väänänen (Finland)
• Thorold Dickinson (Great Britain)
• Christian-Jaque (France)
• Kálmán Nádasdy (Hungary)
• Hans Rodenberg (East Germany)
• Bimal Roy (India)
• Henri Storck (Belgium)
• Jerzy Toeplitz (Poland)
• Kiyohiko Ushihara (Japan)
• Zhang Junxiang (China)
• Sergei Yutkevich (USSR)

Films in competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

Awards

• Grand Prix: Destiny of a Man by Sergei Bondarchuk
• Golden Medals:
• Aren't We Wonderful? by Kurt Hoffmann
• The Day Shall Dawn by A. J. Kardar
• Escape from the Shadows by Jiří Sequens
• Silver Medals:
• Actors: Wieńczysław Gliński, Bronisław Pawlik and Aleksander Sewruk for The Eagle
• Actress: Pureviin Tsevelsuren for Messenger of the People
• Director of Photography: Un Thak for Legend of Chunhyang
• Composer: Ustad Vilayat Khan for Jalsaghar
• Director: Lewis Gilbert for A Cry from the Streets
• Diplomas:
• Koji Shima for Unforgettable Trail
• Jean Valère for The Verdict

References

External links

• Moscow International Film Festival: 1959 at Internet Movie Database