Juan Antonio Bardem, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Juan Antonio Bardem

Film director, Screenwriter

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1922

Place of Birth: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Date of Death: 30-Oct-2002

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002) was a Spanish film director and screen writer.
He was a member of the Communist Party.
Bardem was best known for Muerte de un ciclista (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, and El puente (1977) which won the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.
His 1979 film Seven Days in January won the Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.
In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
In 1993 he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1953 he and Luis García Berlanga founded a film magazine, Objetivo, which existed until 1956.
Bardem is the father of director Miguel Bardem and uncle of actor Javier Bardem.
He died of complications resulting from liver disease.