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5th Locarno Film Festival
LocationLocarno, Switzerland
Founded1946
Festival dateOpening: 29 June 1950 (1950-06-29)
Closing: 9 July 1950 (1950-07-09)
WebsiteLocarno Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival

The 5th Locarno Film Festival was held from 29 June to 9 July 1950 in Locarno, Switzerland.[1] The festival returned to its no official prizes standard this year; however, the attending international critics decided to vote anyways and declared When Willie Comes Marching Home by John Ford the best picture of the festival.[2]

Screenings

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The following films were screened in the sections:[3][4]

Pre-Program (Avant-Programme)

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Pre-Program
Title Director(s) Production Country
A Day With Brumas
Actualite Cines
Back Alley Uproar
Caffe Garibaldi
Ginger Nuts Forest Dragon
La Vie Secrete Des Visages
Luxembourg
Museo Dei Sogni Luigi Comencini
Musique En Boîte (March Of Time)
Paint Pot Symphony
Pattern Of Progress
Processione Abruzzese
Rippling Romance
Scendono A Natale
Settimana Incom

Programme Principal

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Programme Principal
Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Benvenuto Reverendo Aldo Fabrizi 1950 Italia
Cuori Sul Mare Giorgio Bianchi 1950 Italia
Des Lebens Überfluss Wolfgang Liebeneiner 1950 Germany
Die Lüge Gustav Fröhlich 1950 Germany
Domenica D'Agosto Luciano Emmer 1950 Italia
Golden Salamander Ronald Neame 1950 Great Britain
Il Mulatto Francesco De Robertis 1950 Italia
La Forza Del Destino Carmine Gallone 1949 Italia
Not Wanted Elmer Clifton, Ida Lupino 1949 USA
Nur Eine Nacht Fritz Kirchhoff 1950 Germany
Rötägg Arne Mattson 1946 Sudan
Stage Fright Alfred Hitchcock 1950 USA
The Astonished Heart Antony Darnborough, Terence Fisher 1949 Great Britain
They Were Not Divided Terence Young 1950 Great Britain
Three Came Home Jean Negulesco 1950 USA
Vent'Anni Giorgio Bianchi 1949 Italia
We Were Stranger John Huston 1949 USA
When Willie Comes Marching Home John Ford 1950 USA

Retrospective

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Retrospective Film Review
Title Director(s) Year Production Country
A Nous La Liberte René Clair 1931 France
Il Museo Dei Sogni Luigi Comencini Italia
Le Chapeau De Paille D'Italie René Clair 1928 France
Nascita Di Charlot Gianni Comencini, Luigi Rognoni Italia
Putevka V Zizn Nikolaï Ekk 1931 Russia
Vent'Anni D'Arte Muta Emilio Scarpa Italia

Complementary Program

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Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Dankalia E.A. Wittlin Switzerland
La Grande Voliere Georges Péclet 1948 France
La Soif Des Hommes Serge de Poligny 1949 France
Oinggongs Mishi Zhu Shilin 1948 Hong Kong

Special Sections

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Special Sections / Documentary Film Review (Special Program Under the Patronage of UNESCO)
Title Director(s) Year Production Country
Droits De L'Enfant, Droits De L'Homme Jean Brenek Canada, France
L'Onu A L'Oeuvre E. Genkalski Poland
L'Or Des Forèts Theodor Christensen Sudan
Picture In Your Mind Philip Stapp USA
Savoir C'Est Pouvoir Carlos Jimenez Mexico
Program Dedicated To Israel, India And Africa
Art Indigene Belgium
Daybreak In Udi John Taylor 1949 Great Britain
Ladakh Diary
Melody Of Hindustany Glimpses Of Ghandhiji Parulka India
Omer Festival Israel
Program Dedicated To Retrospective Documentary Film
Berlin, Die Symphonie Einer Grossstadt Walter Ruttmann 1927 Germany
Nanook Of The North Robert Flaherty 1922 USA
Ninety Degrees South 1912 Great Britain
Pini Di Roma Mario Costa 1944 Italia
Turksib Victor Tourine 1929 Russia

Awards

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International Journalist Jury

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  • Premio della giuria internazionale dei giornalisti: WHEN WILLIE COMES MARCHING HOME by John Ford
  • Mention assigned to: GOLDEN SALAMANDER by Ronald Neame, DANKALIA by E. A. Wittlin, DOMENICA D’AGOSTO by Luciano Emmer, STAGE FRIGHT by Alfred Hitchcock

Source:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Pictures: 8 nations send pix to locarno film festival". Variety. Vol. 179, no. 5. Los Angeles. 12 July 1950. p. 20. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  2. ^ Koval, Francis (20 July 1950). "AT LOCARNO: HOW THE CRITICS VOTED". Vol. 401, no. 2255. Kinematograph Weekly. p. 48. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Locarno Film Festival · All the films of the Locarno Film Festival..." Locarno Film Festival. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  4. ^ "THREE BRITISH ENTRIES FOR LOCARNO FESTIVAL: GFD Competes with Seven Nations". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ^ "1950 Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  6. ^ "The Festival - Palmarès". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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