History 9th festival

July 12 - 29, 1956

Grand Prix
If All the Guys in the World / Si tous les gars du monde…
Director: dir. Christian-Jaque
France

Special Jury Prizes
Abyss / Szakadék
Director: László Ranódy
Hungary

A Half Pint of Beer / Egy pikoló világos
Director: Félix Máriássy
Hungary

Best Director Award
Yves Allégret
for the film La meilleure part
France

Best Actress Award
Rufina Nifontova
for the film Volnitsa / Volnica, dir. Grigory Roshal
USSR

Best Actor Award
Günther Simon
for the film Ernst Thälmann – Führer seiner Klasse, dir. Kurt Maetzig
East Germany