1949 Cannes Film Festival
The 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 September 1949. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial problems.
Like in 1947, the entire jury for this festival was made up of French persons, with historian Georges Huisman as President of the Jury. The Grand Prix du Festival de Cannes went to The Third Man by Carol Reed. The festival opened with L'Arroseur Arrosé by Louis Lumière, an 1895 French comedy short-film, paying tribute to cinema's first comedy film.
Jury
The following persons were selected as the jury for the feature and short films:- Georges Huisman Jury President
- Jules Romains
- Mme. Georges Bidault
- Georges Charensol
- Paul Colin
- Roger Désormière
- Jacques-Pierre Frogerais
- Étienne Gilson
- Paul Gosset
- Georges Raguis
- Rene-Jeanne
- Carlo Rim
- Jean Benoît-Lévy
- Guy Desson
- Alexandre Kamenka
- Paul Verneyras
- Paul Weill
Feature film competition
- Act of Violence directed by Fred Zinnemann
- The Adventures of Antar and Abla directed by Salah Abu Sayf
- Almafuerte directed by Luis Cesar Amadori
- An Act of Murder directed by Michael Gordon
- Au grand balcon directed by Henri Decoin
- Bitter Rice directed by Giuseppe De Santis
- Eroica directed by H. Walter Kolm-Veltee
- Foreign Harbour directed by Hampe Faustman
- Girls in Gingham directed by Kurt Maetzig
- Eine große Liebe directed by Hans Bertram
- House of Strangers directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Images d'Ethiopie directed by Paul Pichonnier
- Keep an Eye on Amelia directed by Claude Autant-Lara
- The Last Illusion directed by Josef Von Báky
- Lies of Love directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
- Lost Boundaries directed by Alfred L. Werker
- Na svoji zemlji directed by France Stiglic
- Obsession directed by Edward Dmytryk
- The Original Sin directed by Helmut Käutner
- The Passionate Friends directed by David Lean
- Pueblerina directed by Emilio Fernández
- The Queen of Spades directed by Thorold Dickinson
- Rendezvous in July directed by Jacques Becker
- Return to Life directed by Jean Dréville, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Georges Lampin, André Cayatte
- Sertao directed by Joao G. Martin
- The Set Up directed by Robert Wise
- The Third Man directed by Carol Reed
- The Walls of Malapaga directed by René Clement
- Without Honor directed by Irving Pichel
Out of competition
- Passport to Pimlico directed by O. H. Cornelius
Short films
- Adamah by Helmar Lerski
- Au pays de Thil Uilenspiegel by Charles Dekeukeleire
- Barrières by Christian-Jaque
- Biały redyk by Stanisław Możdżeński
- The Cane Cutters by John Heyer
- A Capital Plan by Bernard Devlin
- Danses populaires yougoslaves by Rudolf Sremec
- Dépendance by Robert Anderson
- Destins précaires by Grant McLean
- Ecole de Rééducation by Jean Drimaropoulos
- L'enfer des fards by Jean Perdrix
- The Fatal Signboard by John Kooy
- Les feux de la mer by Jean Epstein
- Flotteurs de bois by Brita Wrede
- Gold Town by Maslyn Williams
- Images Médiévales by William Novik
- Une interview sous les tropiques by E. van Konijnenburg
- It's a Lovely Day by Bert Felstead
- Mlle Toutouche by Wilhelm Sorensen
- Muscle Beach by Joseph Strick and Irving Lerner
- De nåede færgen by Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Ocean Weather Ship by Frank Chilton
- Pacific 231 by Jean Mitry
- Le Pain de Barbarie by Roger Leenhardt
- Palle alene i Verden by Astrid Henning-Jensen
- Rhapsodie vénitienne by Max Haufler
- Seal Island by James Algar
- Struggle for oil by Sergei Nolbandov
- La terre de Cain by Pierre Petel
- The Valley is Ours by John Heyer
- Walcheren, ile noyee by Charles Huguenot van der Linden
- Żelazowa Wola by Eugeniusz Cękalski
Awards
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1949 awards:Feature Films
- Grand Prix: The Third Man by Carol Reed
- Best Director: René Clément for The Walls of Malapaga
- Best Screenplay: Eugene Ling and Virginia Shaler for Lost Boundaries
- Best Actress: Isa Miranda for The Walls of Malapaga
- Best Actor: Edward G. Robinson for House of Strangers
- Best Cinematography: Milton R. Krasner for The Set-Up
- Prize for Best Subject: Palle Alene i Verden by Astrid Henning-Jensen
- Prize for Best Editing: Pacific 231 by Jean Mitry
- Prize for Best Filmed Coverage: Seal Island by James Algar
- Prize for Best Cinematography: Biały redyk by Stanisław Możdżeński
- Prize for Best Colour: Images Médiévales by William Novik
Independent awards
- The Set-Up by Robert Wise
Media