The 13th Locarno Film Festival was held 21 July to 31 July 1960 in Locarno, Switzerland. Josef von Sternberg served as the jury president for the main competition. The winner of the Golden Sail, which was the festival's main prize prior to the Golden Leopard, was Il bell'Antonio directed by Alessandro Bolognini. Jiri Krejcik's film Vissi Princip was the winner of the FIPRESCI Special Jury Prize.
Official Sections The following films received screenings in the sections below: Principal Program
Feature films in Competition Highlighted title indicates winner Title Director(s) Year Production Country The Joker Philippe de Broca 1960 France Le Signe du Lion Éric Rohmer 1959 France Macario Roberto Gavaldón 1960 Mexico My Schoolfriend Robert Siodmak 1960 Germany Death of a Friend Franco Rossi 1959 Italy Pantalaskas Paul Paviot 1960 France Private Property Leslie Stevens 1960 USA Take a Giant Step Philip Leacock 1959 USA The League Of Gentlemen Basil Dearden 1960 Great Britain The 3 Worlds of Gulliver Jack Sher 1960 Great Britain Higher Principle Jiří Krejčík 1960 Czech Republic Wspolny Pokoi Wojciek J. Has 1960 Poland The Big Show Francisco Rovira Beleta 1960 Spain Questo amore ai confini del mondo Giuseppe Maria Scotese Argentina Crack in the Mirror Richard Fleischer 1960 USA Denize Inen Sokak Attila Tokatli 1960 Turkey The Man in the Black Derby Karl Suter 1960 Switzerland Foma Gordeyev Mark Donskoy 1959 Russia Geiserland Der Südsee Eugen Schuhmacher 1960 Germany Hägringen Peter Weiss 1959 Sudan I'm All Right Jack John Boulting 1959 Great Britain Il bell'Antonio Mauro Bolognini 1960 Italy Kolybjelnaja Mikhail Kalik 1960 Russia L'assegno Leopoldo Trieste 1960 Italy
Short films in Competition Title Director(s) Production Country Le Pilote M'A Dit Heinrich Fueter Switzerland Le ragazze del sabato Claudio Triscoli Italy Mama Lupita Servando González Mexico Mesikni Pohadka Zdeněk Miler Czech Republic Murzynek Jadwiga Kedzierzawska, Jan Lskowski Poland Periyar P.J. Thottan India Prijs De Zee Herman van der Horst Netherlands Russkaja Narodnaja Igruschka M. Tavrog Russia Simenon Jean-François Hauduroy France The Blue of the Sky John Ralmon USA The Leaky Faucet Martin Taras USA The Minute and 1/2 Man Dave Tendlar USA The Misunderstood Giant Connie Rasinski USA Tri Muzi Vladimir Lehky Czech Republic Un Atome Qui Vous Veut Du Bien Henri Gruel France Viadotto sull'Aglio Carlo Nebiolo Italy Wrajida Arkadi Khintibizze Russia Art In The Western World Milan Herzog USA Co Si O Nas Mysli Dimitri Plichta Czech Republic Foofle's Train Ride Dave Tendlar USA Glas Bert Haanstra Netherlands Holiday In South India Jagat Murari India La Lutte Contre Le Froid Henri Gruel France La Vivienda Julio García Espinosa Cuba
Special Sections
Hommage to Luis Buñuel Title Director(s) Year Production Country Robinson Crusoe Luis Buñuel 1952 Mexico, USA Land Without Bread Luis Buñuel 1932 Spain Los Olvidados Luis Buñuel 1950 Mexico Nazarin Luis Buñuel 1958 Mexico Mexican Bus Ride Luis Buñuel 1951 Mexico The Young One (La Joven) Luis Buñuel 1960 Mexico, USA Un Chien Andalou Luis Buñuel 1929 France Cela s'appelle l'aurore Luis Buñuel 1955 France Él Luis Buñuel 1952 Mexico The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz Luis Buñuel 1955 Mexico L'Age d'Or Luis Buñuel 1930 France Death in the Garden Luis Buñuel 1956 France
Youth and Cinema (Congrès Jeunesse et Cinema) Title Director(s) Year Production Country Ace in the Hole Billy Wilder 1951 USA
Out of Program Title Director(s) Year Production Country The Devil Is a Woman Josef von Sternberg 1935 USA The Blue Angel Josef von Sternberg 1930 Germany
Awards
International Jury, Feature Films
Golden Sail (top prize): Il bell'Antonio by Mauro Bolognini
Silver Sail for Best Direction Prize: Mark Donskoy for the film Foma Gordeev Silver Sail for Best Actress: Jana Brejchová in Vissi Princip Silver Sail for Best Original Screenplay: Philippe de Broca for the film The Joker Silver Sail for Humanity and the Intensity of the Interpretation: Johnny Nash in Take a Giant Step Silver Sail for the Most Promising Actor: Franco Rossi in Death of a Friend
International Jury, Short Films
Gold Sail, Short Films: Prijs de Zee by Herman Van der Horst Silver Sail for Animation Film, Short Films: Mesikni Pohadka by Zdeněk Miler
Jury of the Swiss Federation of Cine-Clubs
Swiss Federation of Cine-Clubs Award: The Young One (La Joven) by Luis Buñuel
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