1949 Cannes Film Festival

The 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held on September 2-17, 1949. No festival was held in 1948.

Jury

The entire jury for this festival were French.
*Georges Huisman (historian) (president)
*Jules Romains (president)
*Mme. Georges Bidault
*Georges Charensol
*Paul Colin
*Roger Désormières
*Jacques-Pierre Frogerais
*Étienne Gilson (author)
*Paul Gosset (author)
*Georges Raguis (union official)
*Rene-Jeanne (critic)
*Carlo Rim
*Jean Benoît-Lévy (substitute member)
*Guy Desson (MP official) (substitute member)
*Alexandre Kamenka (substitute member)
*Paul Verneyras (MP official) (substitute member)
*Paul Weill (lawyer) (substitute member)

Awards

*Grand Prize of the Festival: "The Third Man" by Carol Reed
*Best Actor: Edward G. Robinson for "House of Strangers"
*Best Actress: Isa Miranda for "The Walls of Malapaga"
*Best Director: René Clément for "The Walls of Malapaga"
*Best Screenplay: Eugene Ling and Virginia Shaler for "Lost Boundaries"
*Best Cinematography: Milton R. Krasner for "The Set-Up"
*Short Film Palme d'Or: "Palle Alene i Verden" by Astrid Henning-Jensen
*FIPRESCI Prize: "The Set-Up" by Robert Wise

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Cannes_Film_Festival/1949 Cannes Film Festival:1949] at Internet Movie Database