23rd Berlin International Film Festival


The 23rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1973. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Indian film Ashani Sanket by Satyajit Ray.

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
Distant Thunderঅশনি সংকেত Ashani SanketSatyajit RayIndia
Between FriendsDonald ShebibCanada
Biografija Jozefa ŠulcaPredrag GolubovićYugoslavia
Colter's HellRobin LehmanUnited Kingdom
The ExpertsDie SachverständigenNorbert KückelmannWest Germany
The Tenderness of WolvesDie Zärtlichkeit der WölfeUlli LommelWest Germany
Georgia, GeorgiaStig BjörkmanSweden, USA
Habla, muditaManuel Gutiérrez AragónSpain
There's No Smoke Without FireIl n'y a pas de fumée sans feuAndré CayatteFrance
Belladonna of Sadness哀しみのベラドンナ Kanashimi no BelladonnaEiichi YamamotoJapan
Property Is No Longer a TheftLa proprietà non è più un furtoElio PetriItaly, France
The Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeLe Grand Blond avec une chaussure noireYves RobertFrance
Wedding in BloodLes Noces rougesClaude ChabrolFrance
The Seven MadmenLos siete locosLeopoldo Torre NilssonArgentina
Love Comes QuietlyLove Comes QuietlyNikolai van der HeydeBelgium, Netherlands
MaliciousMaliziaSalvatore SamperiItaly
Peeping Tomsמציצים MetzitzimUri ZoharIsrael
Long Live the Island Frogs섬 개구리 만세 Seom gaeguli manseJin-woo JeongSouth Korea
The OwlSovaAleksandar IlićYugoslavia
The 14David HemmingsUnited Kingdom
The BlockhouseClive ReesUnited Kingdom
All Nudity Shall Be PunishedToda Nudez Será CastigadaArnaldo JaborBrazil
U-TurnGeorge KaczenderCanada

Out of competition

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: