1974 Cannes Film Festival

1974 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 27th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Georges Lacroix.[1]
Opening filmAmarcord
Closing filmS*P*Y*S
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsGrand Prix du Festival
International du Film

(The Conversation)[2]
No. of films26 (In Competition)[3]
14 (Out of Competition)
10 (Short Film)
Festival date9 May 1974 (1974-05-09) – 24 May 1974 (1974-05-24)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 27th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 24 May 1974. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to The Conversation by Francis Ford Coppola.[2][4]

The festival opened with Amarcord, directed by Federico Fellini[5][6] and closed with S*P*Y*S, directed by Irvin Kershner.[7]

  1. ^ "Posters 1974". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "27ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference selection was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "1974 - Toute une époque (A whole era)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Great Cannes Openers". empireonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  6. ^ "The copening films at Cannes". vodkaster.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.