1954 Venice Film Festival – Silver Lion – Best Director Winner
La strada
Federico Fellini
A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.
On the Waterfront
Elia Kazan
An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.
Sansho the Bailiff
Kenji Mizoguchi
In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.
Seven Samurai
Akira Kurosawa
A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.