7th Moscow International Film Festival


The 7th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 20 July to 3 August 1971. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian film Confessions of a Police Captain directed by Damiano Damiani, the Japanese film Live Today, Die Tomorrow! directed by Kaneto Shindo and the Soviet film The White Bird Marked with Black directed by Yuri Ilyenko.

Jury

The following films were selected for the main competition:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorProduction country
Akseli and ElinaAkseli ja ElinaEdvin LaineFinland
The White Bird Marked with BlackBelaya ptitsa s chyornoj otmetinojYuri IlyenkoSoviet Union
The Birch WoodBrzezinaAndrzej WajdaPoland
In the FamilyEm FamíliaPaulo PortoBrazil
The Sandpit GeneralsThe Sandpit GeneralsHall BartlettUnited States
Goya or the Hard Way to EnlightenmentGoya – oder der arge Weg der ErkenntnisKonrad WolfEast Germany, Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia
Güemes – la tierra en armasLeopoldo Torre NilssonArgentina
Girl NyunGirl NyunNguyen Duk Hinh, Ding Nhat MinNorth Vietnam
The Days of WaterLos días del aguaManuel Octavio GómezCuba
Son-in-LawKhurgen khuuDejidiin GigjidMongolia
Spaniards in ParisEspañolas en ParísRoberto BodegasSpain
The KeyKlíčVladimír ČechCzechoslovakia
CromwellCromwellKen HughesGreat Britain
Mathias KneisslMathias KneisslReinhard HauffWest Germany
Last CrusadeMihai ViteazulSergiu NicolaescuRomania, France, Italy
Mon oncle AntoineMon oncle AntoineClaude JutraCanada
Knifeالسكين KnifeKhaled HammadaSyria
L'Opium et le BâtonL'Opium et le BâtonAhmed RachediAlgeria
Wrathful JourneyGnevno patuvaneNikola KorabovBulgaria
Confessions of a Police CaptainConfessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblicaDamiano DamianiItaly
Sagina MahatoSagina MahatoTapan SinhaIndia
Hail, Mary!Салют, Мария!, Salyut, Maria!Iosif KheifitsSoviet Union
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!Hadaka no jukyusaiKaneto ShindoJapan
The Toth FamilyIsten hozta, őrnagy úr!Zoltán FábriHungary
Law BreakersLes Assassins de l'ordreMarcel CarnéFrance, Italy
FellagasFellagasOmar KhlifiTunisia, Bulgaria
Black SeedCrno semeKiril CenevskiYugoslavia
Mr. NaiveAghaye hallouDariush MehrjuiIran
EmitaïEmitaïOusmane SembèneSenegal

Awards