 Official poster of the 24th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by French artist René Ferracci.[1] | |
| Opening film | Gimme Shelter |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Les mariés de l'an II |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (The Go-Between)[2] |
| No. of films | 26 (In Competition)[3] 8 (Out of Competition) 15 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 12 May 1971 – 27 May 1971 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 24th Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 27 May 1971. The Palme d'Or went to The Go-Between by Joseph Losey.[4][5]
The festival opened with Gimme Shelter, a documentary about English rock band the Rolling Stones directed by David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin and closed with Les mariés de l'an II, directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau.[6][7] The festival paid tribute to Charlie Chaplin and honored him with the title of Commander of the national order of the Legion of Honor.[8][9]
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- ^ "1971 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "From anecdote to legend". cannes.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Charlie Chaplin Stole the Show at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "1971: Tribute to Charlie Chaplin". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
- ^ "25th Cannes Film Festival". ina.fr. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2017.