8th Moscow International Film Festival

The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film That Sweet Word: Liberty! directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film Affection directed by Ludmil Staikov.

Jury

 * Sergei Bondarchuk (USSR - President of the Jury)
 * Aleksey Batalov (USSR)
 * Julio Bracho (Mexico)
 * Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (Senegal)
 * Jerzy Hoffman (Poland)
 * Antonín Kachlík (Czechoslovakia)
 * René Clément (France)
 * Gina Lollobrigida (Italy)
 * Károly Makk (Hungary)
 * Kurt Maetzig (East Germany)
 * Toshiro Mifune (Japan)
 * Tolomush Okeyev (USSR)
 * George Stevens (USA)
 * Christo Christov (Bulgaria)
 * Kamal El Sheikh (Egypt)

Films in competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:

Awards

 * Golden Prize:
 * That Sweet Word: Liberty! by Vytautas Žalakevičius
 * Affection by Ludmil Staikov
 * Golden Prize for Direction: Stanley Kramer for Oklahoma Crude
 * Special Prizes:
 * The Assassination of Matteotti by Florestano Vancini
 * The Battle of Sutjeska by Stipe Delić
 * Those Years by Felipe Cazals
 * Silver Prizes:
 * Photography by Pál Zolnay
 * Copernicus by Ewa Petelska, Czesław Petelski
 * Plot by Yves Boisset
 * Prizes:
 * Best Actor: Sergio Corrieri for The Man from Maisinicu
 * Best Actor: Ramaz Chkhikvadze for The Saplings
 * Best Actress: Tra Giang for 17th Parallel, Nights and Days
 * Best Actress: Ingerid Vardund for Lina's Wedding
 * Diplomas:
 * Days of Betrayal by Otakar Vávra
 * Home Sweet Home by Benoît Lamy
 * The Saplings by Rezo Chkheidze
 * Explosion by Mircea Drăgan
 * Touki Bouki by Djibril Diop Mambéty
 * Prix FIPRESCI: Touki Bouki by Djibril Diop Mambéty
 * Special Mention: The Man from Maisinicu by Manuel Pérez