The 13th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 12 September 1952.
Jury
Mario Gromo (head of jury) Filippo Sacchi Enrico Falqui Giuseppe Ungaretti Pericle Fazzini Enzo Masetti Sandro De Feo Carlo Trabucco
In Competition
Awards
Golden Lion of Saint Mark
Best Film - Forbidden Games (René Clément) Special Jury Prize The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (Paul Grimault) Mandy (Alexander Mackendrick) Volpi Cup Best Actor - Fredric March (Death of a Salesman) Best Actress - Ingrid Bergman (Europe '51) Golden Osella Best Original Screenplay - Phone Call from a Stranger (Nunnally Johnson) Best Original Music - La Putain respectueuse (Georges Auric) Best Production Design - The Importance of Being Earnest (Carmen Dillon) International Award Europe '51 (Roberto Rossellini) The Quiet Man (John Ford) The Life of Oharu (Kenji Mizoguchi) FIPRESCI Prize Beauties of the Night (René Clair) OCIC Award The Quiet Man (John Ford) Pasinetti Award The Quiet Man (John Ford)