1947 Cannes Film Festival

The 2nd Cannes Film Festival was held on September 12-25, 1947.

Jury

The entire jury at this festival were French.

• Georges Huisman (historian) (president)
• Raymond Borderie (CNC official)
• Georges Carriere (cinephile)
• Chosson (CNC official)
• Joseph Dotti (cinephile)
• Escoute (Cannes city official)
• Jean Grémillon
• Maurice Hille (cinephile)
• Robert Hubert
• Alexandre Kamenka
• Jean Mineur (CNCF official)
• Henri Moret (cinephile)
• Jean Nery (critic)
• Maurice Perisset (cinephile)
• Georges Raguis (union official)
• Rene-Jeanne (critic)
• Georges Rollin
• Régis Roubin (cinephile)
• Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
• Segalon (cinephile)
• René Sylviano

Films in competition

• Antoine et Antoinette directed by Jacques Becker
• Boomerang! directed by Elia Kazan
• Crossfire directed by Edward Dmytryk
• Dumbo directed by Walt Disney, Ben Sharpsteen
• Il delitto di Giovanni Episcopo directed by Alberto Lattuada
• Ivy directed by Sam Wood
• La copla de la Dolores directed by Benito Perojo
• La figlia del capitano directed by Mario Camerini
• La gata directed by Mario Soffici
• Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean directed by Henri Decoin
• Les jeux sont faits directed by Jean Delannoy
• Les Maudits directed by René Clement
• Marouf Savetier du Caire directed by Jean Mauran
• Mine Own Executioner directed by Anthony Kimmins
• Paris 1900 directed by Nicole Vedres
• Possessed directed by Curtis Bernhardt
• Skeep till India land directed by Ingmar Bergman
• Sperduti nel buio directed by Camillo Mastrocinque
• A Tanítónő directed by Márton Keleti
• The Chase directed by Arthur Ripley
• The Jolson Story directed by Alfred E. Green
• The Strange Love of Martha Ivers directed by Lewis Milestone
• Två kvinnor directed by Arnold Sjostrand
• Ziegfeld Follies directed by Vincente Minnelli

Short films

• Aux portes du monde saharien directed by Robert Vernay
• Bianchi pascoli directed by Luciano Emmer
• Cacciatori Sottomarini directed by Alliata
• Caravane Boréale directed by Hugh Wallace
• De Stichter directed by Charles Dekeukeleire
• Escale Au Soleil directed by Henri Verneuil
• Inondations en Pologne directed by Jerzy Bossak, Waclam Kazwierczak
• L'Ile Aux Morts directed by Norman Mclaren
• L'Oeuvre Biologique de Pasteur directed by Jean Painleve
• La Petite République directed by Victor Vicas
• Les Danseurs D'Echternach directed by Evy Friedrich
• New Faces Come Back directed by Richard Davis
• Rhapsodie de Saturne directed by Jean Image
• Risveglio di Primavera directed by Pietro Francisci
• Symphonie Berbère directed by André Zwoboda
• Tea For Teacher directed by W. M. Larkins

Awards

• Best Musical Comedy: Ziegfeld Follies
• Best Psychological and Love Film: Antoine et Antoinette
• Best Animation Design: Dumbo
• Best Social Film: Crossfire
• Best Adventure and Crime Film: Les Maudits

External links

• 1947 Cannes Film Festival
• Cannes Film Festival:1947 at Internet Movie Database