 Official poster of the 5th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Piva.[1] | |
| Opening film | An American in Paris |
|---|---|
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prize of the Festival (Two Cents Worth of Hope and Othello)[2] |
| No. of films | 35 (In Competition)[3] 1 (Out of Competition) 51 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 23 April 1952 – 10 May 1952 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 5th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1952. As in the previous three festivals, the entire jury of this festival was made up of French persons, with Maurice Genevoix as the Jury President. [4] The Grand Prix of the Festival went to the Two Cents Worth of Hope by Renato Castellani and Othello by Orson Welles.[5] The festival opened with An American in Paris by Vincente Minnelli.
- ^ "Posters 1952". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
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- ^ "5ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.