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Cannes Film Festival

7th edition

  • April 9, 1954
  • France

The 7th Cannes Film Festival took place from 25 March to 9 April 1954. French writer and filmmaker Jean Cocteau served as jury president for the main competition. This was the last festival with a predominantly French jury.

Main Competition

All winners
Award Movie People
Palme d'Or Gate of Hell Teinosuke Kinugasa - Award named Grand Prix
Special Jury Prize Monsieur Ripois René Clément
International Prize Before the Deluge André Cayatte
International Prize Neapolitan Carousel Ettore Giannini
International Prize Chronicle of Poor Lovers Carlo Lizzani
International Prize Two Acres of Land Bimal Roy
International Prize Five Boys from Barska Street Aleksander Ford
International Prize The Last Bridge Helmut Käutner
International Prize The Living Desert James Algar
International Prize The Great Adventure Arne Sucksdorff
International Prize The Great Warrior Skanderbeg Sergei Yutkevich
FIPRESCI Prize Before the Deluge André Cayatte
Special Mention Before the Deluge André Cayatte, Charles Spaak
Special Mention The Last Bridge Maria Schell
Special Mention The Living Desert - for the camera crew.
Special Mention Five Boys from Barska Street Aleksander Ford
Special Mention The Great Adventure Arne Sucksdorff
Special Mention The Great Warrior Skanderbeg Sergei Yutkevich

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