27th Venice International Film Festival
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion:
The Battle of Algiers
Festival date28 August – 10 September 1966
WebsiteWebsite
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The 27th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 10 September 1966.[1]

Italian writer Giorgio Bassani was the Jury President. The Golden Lion winner was The Battle of Algiers, directed by Gillo Pontecorvo.

Jury

Official Selections

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Almost a Man / Half a Man Un uomo a metà Vittorio De Seta Italy
Au Hasard Balthazar Robert Bresson France
The Battle of Algiers La battaglia di Algeri Gillo Pontecorvo Italy, Algeria
Chappaqua Conrad Rooks United States
Les Créatures Agnès Varda France
Fahrenheit 451 François Truffaut France, United Kingdom
The First Teacher Первый учитель Andrey Konchalovskiy Soviet Union
The guest Atithi Tapan Sinha India
The Game Is Over La Curée Roger Vadim France, Italy
The Search La Busca Angelino Fons Spain
Night Games Nattlek Mai Zetterling Sweden
The Wild Angels Roger Corman United States
Yesterday Girl Abschied von gestern Alexander Kluge West Germany

Official Awards

Main Competition

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prize

OCIC Award

Lion of San Marco

Plate 'Lion of San Marco'

References

  1. ^ "The 1960s". Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "Juries for the 1960s". Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "Farewell to Giancarlo Zagni- worked with Visconti". Retrieved October 7, 2013.

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