26th Berlin International Film Festival


The 26th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June – 6 July 1976. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson directed by Robert Altman.
The Japanese film In the Realm of the Senses by Nagisa Oshima was confiscated during the Berlinale premiere of the film and banned after a court hearing. Charlie Chaplin's 1957 film A King in New York was also screened at the festival.

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
America at the MoviesGeorge Stevens Jr.USA
Man Without a NameAzonosításLászló LugossyHungary
The Garden of Stonesباغ سنگی Baghé sanguiParviz KimiaviIran
The White ShipБелый пароход Belyy parokhodBolotbek ShamshiyevSoviet Union
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonRobert AltmanUSA
Canoa: A Shameful Memory'Felipe CazalsMexico
Caro MicheleMario MonicelliItaly
Beach Guard in WinterČuvar plaže u zimskom perioduGoran PaskaljevićYugoslavia
The Sudden Loneliness of Konrad SteinerDie plötzliche Einsamkeit des Konrad SteinerKurt GloorSwitzerland
The Divine NymphDivina creaturaGiuseppe Patroni GriffiItaly
Doctor Pulder Sows PoppiesDokter Pulder zaait papaversBert HaanstraNetherlands
ExpropriationExpropiaciónMario RoblesVenezuela, Peru
F comme FairbanksMaurice DugowsonFrance
The Last PlantationFogo mortoMarcos FariasBrazil
Death at an Old Mansion本陣殺人事件 Honjin satsujin jikenYoichi TakabayashiJapan
'Takeo YanagawaJapan
Small ChangeL'Argent de pocheFrançois TruffautFrance
Long Vacations of 36Las largas vacaciones del 36Jaime CaminoSpain
Mozart: Recordings of a YouthMozart – Aufzeichnungen einer JugendKlaus KirschnerWest Germany
Nights and DaysNoce i dnieJerzy AntczakPoland
OminidePaolo VillaniItaly
Judge and the ForestСледователят и гората Sledovatelyat i gorataRangel VulchanovBulgaria
TrainsCaleb DeschanelUSA
The Man Who Fell to EarthNicolas RoegUnited Kingdom
A Lost LifeVerlorenes LebenOttokar RunzeWest Germany
Hotel PacificZaklęte rewiryJanusz MajewskiPoland, Czechoslovakia

Out of competition

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: