International Cannes Film Festival 1974

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The 27th Cannes International Film Festival in 1974 took place from May 9th to May 24th 1974.

competition

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

Movie title Director Country of production Actor (selection)
Fear eats up the soul Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany Brigitte Mira , Barbara Valentin
Les Autres Hugo Santiago France
La Cage aux ours Marian craftsman Belgium
Cousin Angélica Carlos Saura Spain
The dialogue * Francis Ford Coppola United States Gene Hackman , John Cazale
Erotic stories from 1001 nights Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy , France
Garam Hawa MS Sathyu India Balraj Sahni , Farooq Shaikh
Himiko Mashiro Shinoda Japan
Il était une fois dans l'est André Brassard Canada
The last command Hal Ashby United States Jack Nicholson , Otis Young , Randy Quaid
Macskajáték Károly Makk Hungary
Mahler Ken Russell Great Britain Robert Powell
Milarepa Liliana Cavani Italy
The nine lives of Fritz the Cat Robert Taylor United States Cartoon
The Nickel Ride Robert Mulligan United States Jason Anthony Miller , Linda Haynes , Victor French
Poslednata duma Binka Zhelyazkova Bulgaria
El santo oficio Arturo Ripstein Mexico
Sovem propashchi Georgi Daneliya Soviet Union
Stavisky Alain Resnais France , Italy Jean-Paul Belmondo , Charles Boyer
Sugarland Express Steven Spielberg United States Goldie Hawn
Symptom José Ramón Larraz Great Britain , Belgium
Tanata Luis Mamerto López-Tapia Spain
Daughters! Daughters! Moshe Mizrahi Israel
The crime Luigi Comencini Italy Giuliano Gemma , Stefania Sandrelli
Les violins du bal Michel Drach France Jean-Louis Trintignant , Marie-José Nat

* = Grand Prix

International jury

The jury president this year was René Clair . He headed the following jury: Jean-Loup Dabadie , Kenne Fant , Félix Labisse , Irwin Shaw , Michel Soutter , Monica Vitti , Alexander Walker and Rostislaw Jurenew .

Award winners

  • Grand Prix : The dialogue
  • Grand Jury Prize: Erotic Stories from 1001 Nights
  • Best Actor: Jack Nicholson
  • Best actress: Marie-José Nat
  • Special prize: Cousin Angélica
  • Best Screenplay: Sugerland Express by Hal Barwood , Matthew Robbins and Steven Spielberg

Further prices

  • FIPRESCI Prize : Fear eats up the soul
  • Ecumenical Jury Prize: Fear eats up the soul

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