Awards 1956

Feature films

• Palme d'Or

  LE MONDE DU SILENCE directed by Jacques-Yves COUSTEAU, Louis MALLE

• PATHER PANCHALI directed by Satyajit RAY

• Special Jury Prize Unanimité

  LE MYSTÈRE PICASSO directed by Henri-Georges CLOUZOT

• OTHELLO directed by Sergueï YOUTKÉVITCH

• I'LL CRY TOMORROW played by Susan HAYWARD

• SOMMARNATTENS LEENDE directed by Ingmar BERGMAN

Short Films

• Palme d'Or - Short Film Unanimité

  LE BALLON ROUGE directed by Albert LAMORISSE

• Short Film Special Distinction

  LOUTKY JIRIHO TRNKY directed by Bruno SEFRANEK

• LURDZA MAGDANY directed by Tenguiz ABOULADZÉ

• Ex-aequo

  ANDRE MODESTE GRETRY directed by Lucien DEROISY
• LA CORSA DELLE ROCCHE directed by Gian Luigi POLIDORO

• TOGETHER directed by Lorenza MAZZETTI
• TANT QU'IL Y AURA DES BÊTES directed by BRAISSAI

• LURDZA MAGDANY directed by Revaz TCHKHEIDZÉ