'' Naked Among Wolves '' won a Silver Prize in the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival , in July 1963 . Although the Communist Party of the USSR instructed the Soviet members of the jury to award the Grand Prix to the East German entry , '' Naked Among Wolves '' narrowly lost it to Federico Fellini 's '' 8 ½ '' ; allegedly , during the thirty-six-hour debate of the jury before the choosing of the winner , members Stanley Kramer , Jean Marais and Sergio Amidei threatened to leave if Beyer received the prize rather than Fellini . Polish member Jan Rybkowski described '' Naked Among Wolves '' as a " glossing over of reality . " On 6 October 1963 , Apitz , Beyer , cinematographer Günter Marczinkowsky and art director Alfred Hirschmeier received the National Prize of East Germany , 1st degree , for their work . On 14 March 1964 , actors Erik S. Klein , Herbert Köfer , Wolfram Handel and Gerry Wolf were all awarded the Heinrich Greif Prize , 1st class , in recognition of their appearance in '' Naked Among Wolves ''
3rd Moscow International Film Festival
3rd Moscow International Film Festival
Naked Among Wolves (1963 film)