1955 Cannes Film Festival

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1955 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 8th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Marcel Huet[1]
Opening filmDu rififi chez les hommes
Closing filmCarmen Jones
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsGolden Palm (Marty)
No. of films33 (In Competition)[2]
2 (Out of Competition)
40 (Short Film)
Festival date26 April 1955 (1955-04-26) – 10 May 1955 (1955-05-10)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The 8th Cannes Film Festival was held on 26 April - 10 May 1955.[3] The Golden Palm went to the US film Marty by Delbert Mann.[4] The festival opened with Du rififi chez les hommes by Jules Dassin and closed with Carmen Jones by Otto Preminger.[5][6]

Jury

Marcel Pagnol, Jury President

Feature film competition

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Posters 1955". Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Official Selection 1955: All the Selection". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "1955 - Gold Cannes". Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Awards 1955: All Awards". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Opening of the 1955 Festival". Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Last time of the 1955 festival". Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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