1960 Cannes Film Festival

1960 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 13th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Denis Maillart.[1]
Opening filmBen-Hur
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (La Dolce Vita)[2]
No. of films29 (In Competition)[3]
2 (Out of Competition)
31 (Short Film)
Festival date4 May 1960 (1960-05-04) – 20 May 1960 (1960-05-20)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 13th Cannes Film Festival was held from 4 to 20 May 1960.[4] The Palme d'Or went to the La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini.[5] The festival opened with Ben-Hur, directed by William Wyler.[6]

  1. ^ "Posters 1960". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference awards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference selection was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "1960 - La Dolce Riviera ..?". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ "13ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  6. ^ "William Wyler discusses the difficulties in the realization of Ben-Hur". ina.fr. Retrieved 25 May 2017.