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
Sergei Yutkevich (USSR - President of the Jury) Román Viñoly Barreto (Argentina) Aleksey Batalov (USSR) Lucyna Winnicka (Poland) Todor Dinov (Bulgaria) Hagamasa Kawakita (Japan) Leslie Caron (France) András Kovács (Hungary) Grigori Kozintsev (USSR) Robert Hossein (France) Jiří Sequens (Czechoslovakia) Dimitri Tiomkin (USA) Andrew Thorndike (East Germany) Leonardo Fioravanti (Italy)
Films in competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
Awards
Grand Prix: The Journalist by Sergei Gerasimov Father by István Szabó Special Golden Prize: Detour by Grisha Ostrovski and Todor Stoyanov Golden Prize: No Stars in the Jungle by Armando Robles Godoy Special Silver Prize: Romance for Bugle by Otakar Vávra Silver Prizes: Westerplatte by Stanisław Różewicz Treasure of San Gennaro by Dino Risi The Great White Tower by Satsuo Yamamoto The Climber by Vladan Slijepčević Prizes: Best Actor: Paul Scofield for A Man for All Seasons Best Actress: Sandy Dennis for Up the Down Staircase Best Actress: Grynet Molvig for The Princess Special Mention: Fred Zinnemann for A Man for All Seasons Prix FIPRESCI: Detour by Grisha Ostrovski and Todor Stoyanov