1965 Cannes Film Festival

1965 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 18th Cannes Film Festival[1]
Opening filmThe Collector
Closing filmTōkyō Orinpikku
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsGrand Prix du Festival (The
Knack …and How to Get It
)[2]
No. of films26 (In Competition)[3]
6 (Out of Competition)
20 (Short Film)
Festival date3 May 1965 (1965-05-03) – 16 May 1965 (1965-05-16)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 18th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 16 May 1965. Olivia de Havilland became the first woman president of the jury.[4]

The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to The Knack ...and How to Get It by Richard Lester. The festival opened with The Collector, directed by William Wyler and closed with Tōkyō Orinpikku, directed by Kon Ichikawa.[5]

  1. ^ "Posters 1965". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
  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. ^ "1965 – God saves the Cannes". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ "18ème Festival International du Film – Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.