 Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Last Year at Marienbad |
| Festival date | 20 August – 3 September 1961 |
| Website | Website |
The 22nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 3 September 1961.[1]
Italian film critic Filippo Sacchi was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was Last Year at Marienbad directed by Alain Resnais.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandits of Orgosolo | Banditi a Orgosolo | Vittorio De Seta | Italy |
| The Brigand | Il brigante | Renato Castellani | |
| The Betrayer | Vanina Vanini | Roberto Rossellini | |
| The Last Judgment | Il giudizio universale | Vittorio De Sica | |
| Last Year at Marienbad | L'Année dernière à Marienbad | Alain Resnais | France |
| Peace to Him Who Enters | Мир входящему | Aleksandr Alov | Soviet Union |
| Samson | Andrzej Wajda | Poland | |
| Summer and Smoke | Peter Glenville | United States | |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill | Tu ne tueras point | Claude Autant-Lara | France |
| Victim | Basil Dearden | United Kingdom | |
| Yojimbo | Akira Kurosawa | Japan | |