 Official poster of the 45th Cannes Film Festival, featuring a portrait of German actress Marlene Dietrich by Don English.[1] | |
| Opening film | Basic Instinct |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Far and Away |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: The Best Intentions[2] |
| No. of films | 21 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 7 May 1992 – 18 May 1992 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 45th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1992.[4] French actor Gérard Depardieu served as jury president for the main competition.[5]
Swedish filmmaker Bille August won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for a second time with the drama-film The Best Intentions.[6]
The festival opened with Basic Instinct by Paul Verhoeven,[7] and closed with Far and Away by Ron Howard.[8][9]
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- ^ "1992 - Les joueurs (The players)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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- ^ "U.S. films will dominate Cannes film festival". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 25 May 2017.