1956 Cannes Film Festival
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff

Palme d'Or | The Silent World, Jacques Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle (France) |
Special Jury Prize | The Mystery of Picasso, Henri-Georges Clouzot (France) |
Best Actress | Susan Hayward, I'll Cry Tomorrow (United States) |
Direction | Serge Youtkevitch, Othello (U.S.S.R.) |
Poetic Humor Film | Smiles of a Summer Night, Ingmar Bergman (Sweden) |
Human Document | Pather Panchali, Satyajit Ray (India) |
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