1952 Cannes Film Festival
The 5th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1952. As in the previous three festivals, the entire jury of this festival was made up of French persons, with Maurice Genevoix as the Jury President. The Grand Prix of the Festival went to the Two Cents Worth of Hope by Renato Castellani and Othello by Orson Welles. The festival opened with An American in Paris by Vincente Minnelli.
Jury
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the competition:- Maurice Genevoix Jury President
- André Lang
- Chapelain-Midy
- Charles Vildrac
- Evrard De Rouvre
- Gabrielle Dorziat
- Georges Raguis
- Guy Desson
- Jacques-Pierre Frogerais
- Jean Dréville
- Jean Mineur
- Louis Chauvet
- Madame Georges Bidault
- Pierre Billon
- Raymond Queneau
- Tony Aubin
Feature film competition
- The Absentee by Julio Bracho
- An American in Paris by Vincente Minnelli
- Ascent to Heaven by Luis Buñuel
- Cops and Robbers by Mario Monicelli and Steno
- Cry, the Beloved Country by Zoltán Korda
- Dead City by Frixos Iliadis
- Desires by Rolf Hansen
- Detective Story by William Wyler
- A Devil of a Woman by Wolfgang Liebeneiner
- Emergency Landing by Arne Skouen
- Encore by Harold French, Pat Jackson and Anthony Pelissier
- The Evil Forest by Daniel Mangrané and Carlos Serrano de Osma
- Fanfan la Tulipe by Christian-Jaque
- Furrows by José Antonio Nieves Conde
- The Immortal Song by V. Shantaram
- María Morena by José María Forqué and Pedro Lazaga
- Man in the Storm by Kiyoshi Saeki
- The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti
- Nami by Noboru Nakamura
- A Night of Love by Ahmed Badrakhan
- No Greater Love by Harald Braun
- One Summer of Happiness by Arne Mattsson
- Othello by Orson Welles
- The Overcoat by Alberto Lattuada
- Pasó en mi barrio by Mario Soffici
- The Smugglers' Banquet by Henri Storck
- Son of the Nile by Youssef Chahine
- The Tale of Genji by Kōzaburō Yoshimura
- Three Women by André Michel
- Tico-Tico no Fubá by Adolfo Celi
- Two Cents Worth of Hope by Renato Castellani
- Umberto D. by Vittorio De Sica
- Under the Thousand Lanterns by Erich Engel
- Viva Zapata! by Elia Kazan
- We Are All Murderers by André Cayatte
Out of competition
- The Crimson Curtain by Alexandre Astruc
Short film competition
- Les ailes de Ariel by Gaetano De Maria
- Animated Genesis by Peter Foldes, Joan Foldes
- Aperçus Sud Africain N° 5 - Afrique Préhistorique by Errol Hinds
- Apollon Musageta by Irène Dodall
- L'Art Sacre Missionnaire by Gentil Marques
- Aux frontières Yougoslaves by Djordie Vukotic
- Bambini by Francesco Maselli
- Cairo by Massimo Dallamano
- Les charmes des détails dans les tableaux des maîtres d'autrefois by Dr. Hans Curlis
- Le cordonnier et le chapelier by John Halas
- Dans les royaumes de la mer by Giovanni Roccardi
- Démonstration en matière de perception by Garett I. Johnson
- Les deux mousquetaires by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
- Diagnostiquer et guérir by Ernest Bingen
- Djerba l'île biblique by Philippe Este
- El Dorado by John Alderson
- Et la noce dansait by Yehoshua Bertonov
- Indian Village by Arne Sucksdorff
- Le flottage du bois by Lee Prater, Dick Mosher
- La fugue de Mahmoud by Roger Leenhardt
- Les gens du nord by René Lucot
- La gloire verte by M. Ahmed
- Le grand Boudha by Noburo Ofuji
- La grande île au cœur des Saintes Eaux by Monique Muntcho, J.K. Raymond-Millet
- La grande passion by Alphonse Stummer
- Groenland : Vingt mille lieux sur les glaces by Marcel Ichac, Jean-Jacques Languepin
- L'homme dans la tour by Bernard Devlin, Jean P. Palardy
- T Schot is te boord! by Herman van der Horst
- Les joies rustiques by V.R. Sarma
- Le jour de l'independance by Victor Vicas
- Le jour promis by S.I. Shweig
- Maskerage by Max De Haas
- Masques et visages de James Ensor by Paul Haesaerts
- Moines de l'ordre de la Merci by Christian Anwander
- Paysans de l'Aures by Philippe Este
- La peinture de Boldini by Gian Luigi Rondi
- Quarante ans d'évolution Marocaine - présence Française au Maroc by Serge Debecque
- Rythmes de Rotterdam by Ytzen Brusse
- Six mille ans de civilisation by Ahmed Korshid
- Story of Steel by Jagat Murari
- Strasbourg européenne by Ernest Bingen
- Terre neuve by Sid Newman
- Tout s'écroule by Bert Haanstra
- Union infernale by Ulrich Kayser
- Victor Hugo by Roger Leenhardt & Yvonne Gerber
- La vie des fresques by Zoran Markus
- Vieux temples, vieilles statues by Sôya Mizuki
Awards
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1952 awards:Feature Films
- Grand Prix
- *Two Cents Worth of Hope by Renato Castellani
- *Othello by Orson Welles
- Best Director: Christian-Jaque for Fanfan la Tulipe
- Best Screenplay: Piero Tellini for Cops and Robbers
- Best Actress: Lee Grant for Detective Story
- Best Actor: Marlon Brando for Viva Zapata!
- Best Cinematography: The Tale of Genji by Kōzaburō Yoshimura
- Best Music: Sven Sköld for One Summer of Happiness
- Jury Special Prize: We Are All Murderers by André Cayatte
- Best Lyrical Film: The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti
- Grand Prix: T Schot is te boord! by Herman van der Horst
- Prix spécial du Jury: Indian Village by Arne Sucksdorff
- Prix pour la couleur: Animated Genesis by Peter Foldes, Joan Foldes
- Prix spécial du Jury - film scientifique ou pédagogique: Groenland : Vingt mille lieux sur les glaces by Marcel Ichac, Jean-Jacques Languepin
Independent awards