23rd Berlin International Film Festival

The 23rd Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1973. The Golden Bear was awarded to Distant Thunder, directed by Satyajit Ray.

Juries

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:

Main Competition

• David Robinson, British writer and film critic - Jury President
• Freddy Buache, Swiss journalist and film historian
• Hiram García Borja, Mexican director of the Banco Nacional Cinematrográfico
• Eberhard Hauff, West-German filmmaker
• Harish Khanna, Indian director of the International Film Festival of India
• Paul Moor, American journalist and writer
• Walter Müller-Bringmann, West-German journalist and film critic
• René Thévenet, French producer
• Paolo Valmarana, Italian journalist and film critic

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:

Out of competition

• Duel, directed by Steven Spielberg (United States)
• Emperor of the North Pole, directed by Robert Aldrich (United States)

Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

• Golden Bear: Distant Thunder by Satyajit Ray
• Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: There's No Smoke Without Fire by André Cayatte
• Silver Bear:
• The 14 by David Hemmings
• All Nudity Shall Be Punished by Arnaldo Jabor
• The Experts by Norbert Kückelmann
• The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe by Yves Robert
• The Seven Madmen by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Award

• Wedding in Blood by Claude Chabrol

References

External links

• 23rd Berlin International Film Festival 1973
• 1973 Berlin International Film Festival
• Berlin International Film Festival:1973 at Internet Movie Database