1964 Cannes Film Festival

1964 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 17th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Claude Moreau.[1]
Opening filmCent mille dollars au soleil
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsGrand Prix du Festival
International du Film
(Les Parapluies de Cherbourg)[2]
No. of films25 (In Competition)[3]
3 (Out of Competition)
22 (Short Film)
Festival date29 April 1964 (1964-04-29) – 14 May 1964 (1964-05-14)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 17th Cannes Film Festival was held from 29 April to 14 May 1964. On this occasion, the Palme d’Or was renamed "Grand Prix du Festival International du Film", a name that remained in use through 1974, after which it became the Palme d'Or again.[4]

The Grand Prix went to the Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by Jacques Demy. The festival opened with Cent mille dollars au soleil, directed by Henri Verneuil.[5]

  1. ^ "Posters 1964". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference awards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ "1964 – Les Parasols de Cannes (The Umbrellas of Cannes)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ "17ème Festival International du Film – Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.