5th Moscow International Film Festival


The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film The Journalist, directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film Father, directed by István Szabó. The festival line-up included the film Spellbound Wood, directed by Norodom Sihanouk, the former King of Cambodia.

Jury

The following films were selected for the main competition:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorProduction country
The Great White TowerShiroi KyotōSatsuo YamamotoJapan
No Stars in the JungleEn la selva no hay estrellasArmando Robles GodoyPeru
Up the Down StaircaseUp the Down StaircaseRobert MulliganUnited States
A Faithful Soldier of Pancho VillaUn dorado de Pancho VillaEmilio FernándezMexico
WesterplatteWesterplatteStanisław RóżewiczPoland
The Winds of the Auresريح الاوراس Rih al awrasMohammed Lakhdar-HaminaAlgeria
The Thief of ParisLe voleurLouis MalleFrance, Italy
DaciiDaciiSergiu NicolaescuRomania, France
Case of the Naves BrothersO Caso dos Irmãos NavesLuis Sérgio PersonBrazil
The Wild EyeL'occhio selvaggioPaolo CavaraItaly
The Diary of a WorkerTyömiehen päiväkirjaRisto JarvaFinland
The JournalistZhurnalistSergei GerasimovSoviet Union
Spellbound WoodLa Forêt EnchantéeNorodom SihanoukCambodia
Love the MagicianEl amor brujoFrancisco Rovira BeletaSpain
Thursday We Shall Sing Like SundayJeudi on chantera comme dimancheLuc de HeuschBelgium, France
FloodUechDejidiin JigjidMongolia
Nguyen Van TroiNguyễn Văn TrỗiLý Thái Bảo, Bùi Đình HạcNorth Vietnam
The SubterraneanSubteranulVirgil CalotescuRomania
Shock TroopsUn homme de tropCosta-GavrasFrance, Italy
Treasure of San GennaroOperazione San GennaroDino RisiItaly, West Germany, France
DishonoredDishonoredIgbal ShahzadPakistan
FatherAраIstván SzabóHungary
DetourOtklonenieGrisha Ostrovski, Todor StoyanovBulgaria
The ClimberŠtićenikVladan SlijepčevićYugoslovia
The Adventures of Juan Quin QuinLas aventuras de Juan Quin QuinJulio García EspinosaCuba
The PrincessPrinsessanÅke FalckSweden
The Dawnالفجر, Al fajrOmar KhlifiTunisia
Romance for BugleRomance pro křídlovkuOtakar VávraCzechoslovakia
Scandal in the FamilyEscándalo en la familiaJulio PorterArgentina
NeighboursNaboerneBent ChristensenDenmark
Khan El Khaliliخان الخليلي Khan El KhaliliAtef SalemEgypt
Bread and RosesBrot und RosenHeinz Thiel, Horst E. BrandtEast Germany
A Man for All SeasonsA Man for All SeasonsFred ZinnemannGreat Britain

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