1953 Cannes Film Festival
The 6th Cannes Film Festival took place from 15 to 29 April 1953. French writer and filmmaker Jean Cocteau served as jury president for the main competition.
The Grand Prize of the Festival was awarded, as the highest prize, to The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot.
During the opening ceremony, Walt Disney was awarded the "Legion of Honour" from the hands of Monsieur Hugues, Minister of Information of France.
The festival opened with Endless Horizons by Jean Dréville.
Juries
Main Competition
- Jean Cocteau, French writer and filmmaker - Jury President
- Louis Chauvet, French writer and journalist
- Titina De Filippo, Italian actress and writer
- Guy Desson, French MP official
- Philippe Erlanger, French
- Renée Faure, French actress
- Jacques-Pierre Frogerais, French
- Abel Gance, French filmmaker
- André Lang, French
- Georges Raguis, French union official
- Edward G. Robinson, American actor
- Charles Spaak, Belgian screenwriter
- Georges Van Parys, French composer
Short Films Competition
- Bert Haanstra, Dutch filmmaker
- Roger Leenhardt, French writer and filmmaker
- René Lucot, French
- Jean Queval, French journalist
- Jacques Schiltz, French
- Jean Vivie, French journalist
Official Selection
Main Competition
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix:Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Grand Prix:...And Now Miguel by Joseph KrumgoldCastilla, soldado de la ley by Enrico GrasDoderhultarn by Olle HellbomDoh pyi daung su by Jules BucherDubrovnik by Milan KaticGazouly, petit oiseau by Wladyslaw Starewicz, L. StarewitczHouen zo! by Herman van der HorstI cristalli by Lando ColomboImmagini e colore by Vittorio SalaJoy of Living by Jean OserKujira by Noburô ÔhfujiKumaon Hills by Mohan Dayaram BhavnaniLa montagna di genere by Giovanni PaolucciLa pintura mural Mexicana by Francisco del VillarLand Of The Long Day by Douglas WilkinsonLe Luxembourg et son industrie by Philippe SchneiderLe voyage d'Abdallah by Georges RégnierMachu-Picchu by Enrico GrasMarionnettes de Toon by Jean CleingeMeister der Gegenwart by Karl von ZieglmayerMomoyama bidsutsu by Sôya MizukiNaskara by José Miguel De MoraNew Lands for Old by Krishna GopalPescatori di laguna by Antonio PetrucciPeter Breughel L'Ancien by ArcadyPrésentation de la beauce à Notre Dame de Chartres by Jacques BerthierPylone 138 by Adolphe ForterRemnants of a Stone-Age People by Louis KnobelReverón by Margot BenacerrafRoyal Heritage by Diana PineSalut Casa! by Jean VidalSchatten Uner Sternen by Ernest BingenSo ist das Saarland by Ernest BingenThe Figurehead by John HalasThe Great Experiment by V.R. SarmaThe Romance of Transportation in Canada by Colin LowThe Settler by Bernard DevlinThe Stranger Left No Card by Wendy ToyeVaren by Gösta WernerVictoire sur L'Annapurna by Marcel IchacVincent Van Gogh by Jan HulskerWater Birds by Ben SharpsteenWhite Mane by Albert LamorisseOfficial Awards
Main Competition
- Grand Prix: The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- International Awards:
- *Award of Visual Narration: Rosanna by Emilio Fernández
- *Award of Exploration Film: Green Magic by Gian Gaspare Napolitano
- *Award of Fairy Tale Film: The White Reindeer by Erik Blomberg
- *Award of Entertainment Film: Lili by Charles Walters
- *Award of Good Humour: Welcome Mr. Marshall! by Luis García Berlanga
- *Award of Adventure Film: O Cangaceiro by Lima Barreto
- *Award of Dramatic Film: Come Back, Little Sheba by Daniel Mann
- Special Mention:
- *Shirley Booth for Come Back, Little Sheba
- *Charles Vanel for The Wages of Fear
- *Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis García Berlanga and Miguel Mihura for the screenplay of Welcome Mr. Marshall!
- *Gabriel Migliori for the score of O Cangaceiro
- *For the charming acting in Lili
- * For the use of colour in Green Magic
- Jury Special Prize - Legion of Honour: Walt Disney
- Homage: Flamenco by Edgar Neville
Short Films Competition
- Short Film Grand Prix: White Mane by Albert Lamorisse
- Best Fictional Film: The Stranger Left No Card by Wendy Toye
- Best Documentary Film: Houen zo! by Herman van der Horst
- Best Film on Art: Doderhultarn by Olle Hellbom
- Best Animation: The Romance of Transportation in Canada by Colin Low