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David di Donatello 1959 (july 26, 1959)

the david di donatello is an italian film award, awarded by the ente david di donatello of the academy of italian cinema since 1956.

Edition number 4 of the event; awards assigned:


Migliore produzione

poster del film la tempesta
  for the movie la tempesta
Assigned to
Dino De laurentiis
poster del film The Naked Maja
  for the movie The Naked Maja
Assigned to
Goffredo Lombardo

Miglior film straniero

poster del film gigi
  for the movie gigi

Miglior regista

poster del film la tempesta
  for the movie la tempesta
Assigned to
Alberto Lattuada

best foreign actor

  for the movie les grandes familles
Assigned to
Jean Gabin

best actress

  for the movie nella città l'inferno
Assigned to
Anna Magnani

best foreign actress

poster del film separate tables
  for the movie separate tables
Assigned to
Deborah Kerr

Special Award

poster del film i want to live!
  for the movie i want to live!
Assigned to
Susan Hayward
  for the movie ufficiale di scrittura
Assigned to
Renato Rascel
  for the movie black orchid
Assigned to
Sophia Loren