Cannes International Film Festival 1976

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The 29th Cannes International Film Festival 1976 took place from May 13th to May 28th 1976.

competition

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

Movie title Director Country of production Actor (selection)
Actas de Maruisa Miguel Littín Mexico
Babatou - The three pieces of advice Jean Rouch Nigeria
Bugsy Malone Alan Parker Great Britain Scott Baio , Jodie Foster
Catch Ferrari Jerry Schatzberg United States Stockard Channing , Sam Waterston
Un enfant dans la foule Gérard Blain France
The Ferramonti legacy Mauro Bolognini Italy Anthony Quinn , Fabio Testi , Dominique Sanda
Ms. Dery, where are you going? Gyula Maár Hungary Mari Törõcsik
The big orgy Miklós Jancsó Italy , Yugoslavia Laura Betti
Over time Wim Wenders Germany Rüdiger Vogler , Hanns Zischler , Lisa Kreuzer
The marquise of O. Eric Rohmer Germany , France Edith Clever , Bruno Ganz , Peter Lühr
The tenant Roman Polanski France , USA Roman Polański , Isabelle Adjani , Melvyn Douglas
Monsieur Klein Joseph Losey France , Italy Alain Delon , Jeanne Moreau
Next stop, Greenwich Village Paul Mazursky United States Lenny Baker , Shelley Winters , Christopher Walken
Nishant Shyam Benegal India Shabana Azmi , Amrish Puri , Smita Patil , Naseeruddin Shah
Pascual Duarte Ricardo Franco Spain José Luis Gómez
Shadow of angels Daniel Schmid Switzerland , Germany Ingrid Caven , Rainer Werner Fassbinder , Klaus Löwitsch
The dirty, the ugly, and the mean Ettore Scola Italy Nino Manfredi
Taxi Driver * Martin Scorsese United States Robert De Niro , Cybill Shepherd , Jodie Foster
Raise ravens ... Carlos Saura Spain Geraldine Chaplin

* = Golden palm

International jury

The American playwright Tennessee Williams was jury president that year. He presided over the following jury: Jean Carzou , Mario Cecchi Gori , Constantin Costa-Gavras , András Kovács , Lorenzo Lopez Sancho , Charlotte Rampling , Georges Schehadé and Mario Vargas Llosa .

Award winners

  • Golden Palm : Taxi Driver
  • Grand Jury Prize: Breed ravens ... and The Marquise of O ...
  • Best Actor: José Luis Gómez
  • Best actress: Dominique Sanda and Mari Törõcsik
  • Best director: Ettore Scola

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