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
1955 Cannes Film Festival
1955 Cannes Film Festival
Juan Antonio Bardem