Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter, born in Madrid.

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.

[3] In 1953, he and Luis García Berlanga founded a film magazine, Objetivo, which existed until 1956.

[5] During the Franco dictatorship, Bardem was imprisoned by the Spanish State due to the anti-fascist nature of his films.

[7] In 1993, he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.