4th Berlin International Film Festival


The 4th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 to 29 June 1954. This year's festival did not give any official jury prizes, instead awards were given by audience voting. This continued until the FIAPF granted Berlin "A-Status" in 1956. David Lean won the Golden Bear by the audience voting for his film Hobson's Choice at the festival.

Films in competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
The Great AdventureDet stora äventyretArne SucksdorffSweden
Hobson's ChoiceDavid LeanUnited Kingdom
Ikiru生きる IkiruAkira KurosawaJapan
Submarine AttackLa grande speranzaDuilio ColettiItaly
The Unfrocked OneLe DéfroquéLéo JoannonFrance
Bread, Love and DreamsPane, amore e fantasiaLuigi ComenciniItaly
The Landowner's DaughterSinhá MoçaTom Payne and Oswaldo SampaioBrazil
The Living DesertJames AlgarUSA
The Golden Age of Flemish PaintingEen gouden eeuw-de kunst der Vlaamse primitievenPaul HaesaertsBelgium
20,000 Leagues Under the SeaRichard FleischerUSA
Magnificent ObsessionDouglas SirkUSA
Gate of Hell地獄門 JigokumonTeinosuke KinugasaJapan
Circus of LoveRummelplatz der LiebeKurt NeumannWest Germany, USA
No Way BackWeg ohne UmkehrVictor VicasWest Germany

Key

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by audience votes: