1953
La Guerra de Dios by Rafael Gil
Spain
1954
Sierra maldita by Antonio del Amo
Spain
1955
Giorni d'amore by Giuseppe de Santis
Italy
1956
Il ferroviere by Pietro Germi
Italy
1957
Oh! Sabella (La nonna Sabella) by Dino Risi
Italy
1958
Le coeur au poing by Charles Binamé
France
1959
The Nun's Story by Fred Zinnemann
United States
1960
Romeo, Juliet a Tma by Jiri Weiss
Czechoslovakia
1961
One-Eyed Jacks by Marlon Brando
United States
1962
Arturo's...
1952
One Summer of Happiness (Hon dansade en sommar) by Arne Mattsson
Sweden
1953
The Wages of Fear (Le salaire de la peur) by Henri-Georges Clouzot
France/Italy
1954
Hobson's Choice by David Lean
United Kingdom
1955
The Rats (Die Ratten) by Robert Siodmak
Federal Republic of Germany
1956
Invitation to the Dance by Gene Kelly
United States
1957
12 Angry Men by Sidney Lumet
United States
1958
Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället) by Ingmar Bergman
Sweden
1959
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