Cannes International Film Festival 1970

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The 23rd Cannes International Film Festival in 1970 took place from May 2 to May 16, 1970.

competition

The following films were shown in the competition of this year's festival:

Movie title Director Country of production Actor (selection)
Azyllo Muito Louco Nelson Pereira dos Santos Brazil
Bloody strawberries Stuart Hagmann United States Bruce Davison , Kim Darby , Bud Cort
The Buttercup Chain Robert Ellis Miller Great Britain
The things in life Claude Sautet France , Italy , Switzerland Michel Piccoli , Romy Schneider
Don Segundo Sombra Manuel Antin Argentina
Jealousy in Italian Ettore Scola Italy , Spain Marcello Mastroianni , Monica Vitti , Giancarlo Giannini
Élise ou la vraie vie Michel Drach France , Algeria Marie-José Nat
Investigations against a citizen who is above suspicion Elio Petri Italy Gian Maria Volonté
The parachutist Edouard Luntz Italy , France Maurice Ronet , Michel Bouquet
Harry perky Kjell Grede Sweden
Ha-timhoni Dan Wolman Israel
Hoah-Binh Raoul Coutard France
The country Youssef Chahine Egypt
Landscape after the battle Andrzej Wajda Poland Daniel Olbrychski
Leo, the last John Boorman Great Britain Marcello Mastroianni , Billie Whitelaw
Magasiskola István Gaál Hungary
Malatesta Peter Lilienthal Germany Eddie Constantine
MASH * Robert Altman United States Donald Sutherland , Elliott Gould , Tom Skerritt
Metello Mauro Bolognini Italy Massimo Ranieri , Ottavia Piccolo , Lucia Bosè
Ovoce stromu rajskych jime Věra Chytilová Czechoslovakia , Belgium
O Palácio dos Anjos Walter Hugo Khouri Brazil
Une si simple history Abdellatif Ben Ammar Tunisia
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon Otto Preminger United States Liza Minnelli
I Tulipani de Haarlem Franco Brusati Italy , France
Vivan los novios! Luis García Berlanga Spain

* = Grand Prix

International jury

The jury president this year was Miguel Angel Asturias . He presided over the following jury: Christine Gouze-Renal , Félicien Marceau , Guglielmo Biraghi , Karel Reisz , Kirk Douglas , Sergei Obraszow , Vojtěch Jasný and Volker Schlöndorff .

Award winners

  • Grand Prix : M * A * S * H
  • Special prize of the jury: Investigations against a citizen above suspicion
  • Best actress: Ottavia Piccolo in Metello
  • Best Actor: Marcello Mastroianni in Jealousy in Italian
  • Best Director: John Boorman for Leo the Last
  • Special prize: Magasiskola and Bloody Strawberries

Further prices

  • Award for the best debut film: Hoah-Binh by Raoul Coutard
  • FIPRESCI Prize : Investigations against a citizen above suspicion

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