1966 Cannes Film Festival

The 19th Cannes Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 May 1966. To honour the festival's 20th anniversary, a special prize was given.

The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to the Signore & Signori by Pietro Germi, in tie with Un homme et une femme by Claude Lelouch. The festival opened with Modesty Blaise, directed by Joseph Losey and closed with Faraon, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz.

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1966 film competition:

Feature films

• Sophia Loren (Italy) - Jury President
• Marcel Achard (France)
• Vinicius de Moraes (Brazil)
• Tetsurō Furukaki (Japan) (author)
• Maurice Genevoix (France)
• Jean Giono (France)
• Maurice Lehmann (France)
• Richard Lester (UK)
• Denis Marion (Belgium)
• André Maurois (France)
• Marcel Pagnol (France)
• Yuli Raizman (Soviet Union)
• Armand Salacrou (France)
• Peter Ustinov (UK)

Short films

• Charles Duvanel (Switzerland)
• Charles Ford (France) (author)
• Marcel Ichac (France)
• Jean Vivie (France) (CST official)
• Bo Widerberg (Sweden)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film:

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Grand Prix:

Parallel section

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 5th International Critics' Week (5e Semaine de la Critique):

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1966 Official selection awards:

• Grand Prix du Festival International du Film:
  • The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (Signore & Signori) by Pietro Germi
  • A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme) by Claude Lelouch
• Prix spécial du Jury: Alfie by Lewis Gilbert
• Best Director: Sergei Yutkevich for Lenin in Poland (Lenin v Polshe)
• Best Actress: Vanessa Redgrave for Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
• Best Actor: Per Oscarsson for Sult
• Best First Work: Răscoala by Mircea Mureșan
• 20th Anniversary Prize: Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff) (Campanadas a medianoche) by Orson Welles

Short films

• Short Film Gran Prix: Skaterdater by Noel Black
• Technical Grand Prize: Skaterdater by Noel Black

Independent awards

FIPRESCI

• FIPRESCI Prize: Young Törless (Der junge Törless) by Volker Schlöndorff
• Special Mention: Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff) (Campanadas a medianoche) by Orson Welles

Commission Supérieure Technique

• Technical Grand Prize: Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff) (Campanadas a medianoche) by Orson Welles

OCIC Award

• A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme) by Claude Lelouch

Other awards

• Special Mention: Totò, for his acting performance in The Hawks and the Sparrows (Uccellacci e uccellini)

References

Media

External links

• 1966 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
• Official website Retrospective 1966 Archived 2019-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Cannes Film Festival:1966 Archived 2009-06-06 at the Wayback Machine at Internet Movie Database