27th Berlin International Film Festival


The 27th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June – 5 July 1977. The festival opened with Nickelodeon by Peter Bogdanovich. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Soviet Union film The Ascent directed by Larisa Shepitko. Since this edition, the annual Retrospective and Homage events has been coordinated jointly between the festival organization and the Deutsche Kinemathek. The retrospective shown at the festival was dedicated to West German actress Marlene Dietrich, which was divided into two parts, with Part 1 being shown this year along with the retrospective called Love, Death and Technology. Cinema of the Fantastical 1933-1945. The guest of the Homage was West German filmmaker Wilfried Basse.

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
The Fifth SealAz ötödik pecsétZoltán FábriHungary
Between the LinesJoan Micklin SilverUSA
Black LitterCamada negraManuel Gutiérrez AragónSpain
CyclopsЦиклопът TsiklopŭtChristo ChristovBulgaria
Day for My LoveDen pro mou láskuJuraj HerzCzechoslovakia
The Conquest of the CitadelDie Eroberung der ZitadelleBernhard WickiWest Germany
The Expulsion from ParadiseDie Vertreibung aus dem ParadiesNiklaus SchillingWest Germany
Don's PartyBruce BeresfordAustralia
The AnchoriteEl anacoretaJuan EstelrichSpain, France
Etuda o zkoušceEvald SchormCzechoslovakia
FeniksPetar GligorovskiYugoslavia
Grete MindeHeidi GenéeWest Germany, Austria
A Strange RoleHerkulesfürdöi emlékPál SándorHungary
Hitler - A careerHitler - Eine KarriereJoachim Fest and Christian HerrendoerferWest Germany
JabberwockyTerry GilliamUnited Kingdom
The Late ShowRobert BentonUSA
The Devil ProbablyLe diable probablementRobert BressonFrance
The BricklayersLos albañilesJorge FonsMexico
Mama, I'm AliveMama, ich lebeKonrad WolfEast Germany, Soviet Union
The Man Who Loved WomenL'Homme qui aimait les femmesFrançois TruffautFrance
NickelodeonPeter BogdanovichUSA
Ortsfremd... wohnhaft vormals MainzerlandstraßeHedda Rinneberg and Hans SachsWest Germany
Pigs Have WingsPorci con le aliPaolo PietrangeliItaly
Сентиментальный роман Sentimentalnyy romanIgor MaslennikovSoviet Union
Tenda dos MilagresNelson Pereira dos SantosBrazil
The AscentВосхождение VoskhozhdeniyeLarisa ShepitkoSoviet Union
The Widowhood of Karolina ŽašlerVdovstvo Karoline ŽašlerMatjaž KlopčičYugoslavia

Out of competition

Retrospective and Homage

The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Marlene Dietrich :
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
Blonde VenusJosef von SternbergUSA
The Ship of Lost SoulsDas Schiff der verlorenen MenschenMaurice TourneurGermany
The Blue AngelDer blaue EngelJosef von SternbergGermany
DishonoredJosef von SternbergUSA
Dangers of the Engagement PeriodGefahren der BrautzeitFred SauerGermany
Knight Without ArmourJacques FeyderUnited Kingdom
MoroccoJosef von SternbergUSA
Shanghai ExpressJosef von SternbergUSA
The Devil Is a WomanJosef von SternbergUSA
The Scarlet EmpressJosef von SternbergUSA
Tragedy of LoveTragödie der LiebeJoe MayGermany

The following films were shown in the retrospective "Love, Death and Technology. Cinema of the Fantastical 1933-1945":
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
The TunnelDer TunnelKurt BernhardtGermany
Master of the WorldDer Herr der WeltHarry PielGermany

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: