'' Ordet '' was entered into the 16th Venice International Film Festival and won its highest prize , the Golden Lion . In 1956 the film was among films honored with the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. , as well as the National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Film in 1957 . At the 1955 Bodil Awards it won for Best Actor ( Emil Hass Christensen ) , Best Actress ( Birgitte Federspiel ) , and tied for Best Danish film with Sven Methling 's '' Der kom en dag '' . It is currently ranked as the third most spiritually significant film of all time by Arts and Faith online community
16th Venice International Film Festival
16th Venice International Film Festival
Ordet