1968 Cannes Film Festival

1968 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 21st Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Beaugendre.[1]
Opening filmGone with the Wind
Closing filmRocky Road to Dublin
(Final film screened)
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsNo awards given
Hosted byGrace Kelly
No. of films28 (In Competition)[2]
4 (Out of competition)
11 (Short Film)
Festival date10 May 1968 (1968-05-10) – 24 May 1968 (1968-05-24)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 21st Cannes Film Festival was to have been held from 10 to 24 May 1968, before being curtailled due to the turmoil of May 1968 in France.[3][4]

  1. ^ "1968 The Festival Poster". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference selection was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Flashback: Cannes 1968". variety.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ^ "1968 - Sous la plage, les pavés (Under the beach, the cobblestones)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2017.