The 34th Cannes International Film Festival in 1981 took place from May 13th to May 27th 1981.
competition
The following films were shown in the competition of this year's festival:
Movie title
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Director
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Country of production
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Actor (selection)
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Her stepfather, of all people
|
Bertrand Blier
|
France
|
Patrick Dewaere , Maurice Ronet
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The ballad of Lucy Jordan
|
Dušan Makavejev
|
Sweden , UK
|
Susan Anspach , Erland Josephson
|
Cserepek
|
István Gaál
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Hungary
|
Zygmunt Malanowicz
|
Everyone will receive his reward ...
|
Claude Lelouch
|
France
|
Robert Hossein , Nicole Garcia , Geraldine Chaplin
|
The loner
|
Michael Mann
|
United States
|
James Caan , Tuesday Weld , Willie Nelson
|
Angel made of iron
|
Thomas Brasch
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Germany
|
Hilmar Thate , Katharina Thalbach , Karin Baal
|
Excalibur
|
John Boorman
|
USA , UK
|
Nigel Terry , Helen Mirren , Nicholas Clay
|
The fact
|
Almantas Grikevičius
|
Soviet Union
|
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The skin
|
Liliana Cavani
|
Italy , France
|
Marcello Mastroianni
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Heaven's Gate
|
Michael Cimino
|
United States
|
Kris Kristofferson , Christopher Walken , Isabelle Huppert
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Light years away
|
Alain Tanner
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Switzerland , France
|
Trevor Howard
|
Looks and Smiles
|
Ken Loach
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Great Britain
|
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Man of Iron *
|
Andrzej Wajda
|
Poland
|
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz , Krystyna Janda , Marian Opania
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Mephisto
|
István Szabó
|
Hungary , Germany , Austria
|
Klaus Maria Brandauer , Krystyna Janda , Rolf Hoppe
|
Passion of love
|
Ettore Scola
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Italy , France
|
Bernard Giraudeau , Laura Antonelli , Jean-Louis Trintignant
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Patrimonio nacional
|
Luis García Berlanga
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Spain
|
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Possession
|
Andrzej Żuławski
|
France , Germany
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Isabelle Adjani , Sam Neill , Heinz Bennent
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Quartet
|
James Ivory
|
Great Britain , France
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Alan Bates , Maggie Smith , Isabelle Adjani
|
snow
|
Juliet Berto
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France , Belgium
|
Juliet Berto
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The hour of the victor
|
Hugh Hudson
|
Great Britain
|
Nicholas Farrell , Nigel Havers , Ian Charleson
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The tragedy of a ridiculous man
|
Bernardo Bertolucci
|
Italy
|
Ugo Tognazzi , Anouk Aimée , Laura Morante
|
Tulipää
|
Pirjo Honkasalo , Pekka Lehto
|
Finland
|
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* = Golden palm
International jury
Jacques Deray was the jury president this year. He headed the following jury: Ellen Burstyn , Jean-Claude Carrière , Robert Chazal , Attilio D'Onofrio , Christian Defaye , Carlos Diegues , Antonio Gala , Andrei Petrow and Douglas Slocombe .
Award winners
-
Golden Palm : The man made of iron
- Grand Jury Prize: light years away
- Best Actor: Ugo Tognazzi in The Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
- Best actress: Isabelle Adjani for her portrayals in the films Possession and Quartet
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Ian Holm in The Victory's Hour
- Best actress in a supporting role: Jelena Solowej in Faktas
- Best script: István Szabó for Mephisto
- Outstanding individual artistic achievement: John Boorman for Excalibur
- Technology award for the outstanding sound: everyone will receive their reward
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