Cannes International Film Festival 1971

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The 24th Cannes International Film Festival in 1971 took place from May 12 to May 27, 1971.

competition

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

Movie title Director Country of production Actor (selection)
Animale bolnave Nicolae Breban Romania
Apocal Paul Anczykowski Germany Tilo Prückner
Le bateau sur l'herbe Gérard Brach France Claude Jade , Jean-Pierre Cassel
La Califfa Alberto Bevilacqua Italy , France Romy Schneider , Ugo Tognazzi
Drive, he said Jack Nicholson United States William Tepper , Karen Black , Bruce Dern
Family life Krzysztof Zanussi Poland Daniel Olbrychski , Jan Kreczmar
The escape Alexander Alow , Vladimir Naumov Soviet Union Lyudmila Savelyeva , Alexei Batalov
Goya, historia de una soledad Nino Quevedo Spain Francisco Rabal
The biggest crooks far and wide Silvio Narizzano Great Britain Richard Attenborough , Lee Remick
Fibrillation Louis Malle France , Italy , Germany Lea Massari , Daniel Gélin
I ran away Miloš Forman United States Lynn Carlin
Joe Hill Bo Widerberg Sweden , USA Thommy Berggren
Johnny goes to war Dalton Trumbo United States Timothy Bottoms , Jason Robards , Donald Sutherland
Mira Fons Rademakers Belgium , Netherlands
The mediator * Joseph Losey Great Britain Julie Christie , Alan Bates , Michael Redgrave
Musketeer with blow and stab Jean-Paul Rappeneau Italy , France , Romania Jean-Paul Belmondo , Marlène Jobert , Laura Antonelli
Panic in Needle Park Jerry Schatzberg United States Al Pacino , Kitty Winn
Per grazia ricevuta Nino Manfredi Italy Nino Manfredi , Lionel Stander
Pindorama Arnaldo Jabor Brazil
Raphael the libertine Michel Deville France Maurice Ronet , Brigitte Fossey
Sacco and Vanzetti Giuliano Montaldo Italy , France Gian Maria Volonté , Riccardo Cucciolla
love Károly Makk Hungary
Death in Venice Luchino Visconti Italy , France Dirk Bogarde , Romolo Valli , Marisa Berenson
Wake in Fright Ted Kotcheff Australia , USA Donald Pleasence
Walkabout Nicolas Roeg Great Britain Jenny Agutter
Yami no naka no chimimoryo Ko Nakahira Japan

* = Grand Prix

International jury

The jury president this year was the French actress Michèle Morgan . Other jury members: Pierre Billard , Michael Birkett , Anselmo Duarte , István Gaál , Sergio Leone , Aleksandar Petrović , Maurice Rheims and Erich Segal .

Award winners

  • Grand Prix : The mediator
  • Jury Grand Prize: Johnny goes to war and I ran away
  • Best Actor: Riccardo Cucciolla in Sacco and Vanzetti
  • Best Actress: Kitty Winn in a panic at Needle Park
  • Special Prize: Joe Hill and Szerelem

Further prices

  • FIPRESCI Prize : Johnny goes to war
  • Special award for the 25th anniversary of the festival: Death in Venice
  • Award for the best debut film: Per grazia ricevuta by Nino Manfredi

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