1955 Cannes Film Festival 1955 Cannes Film Festival The 8th Cannes Film Festival was held from 26 April to 10 May 1955. The Golden Palm went to the US film "Marty" by Delbert Mann. The festival opened with "Du rififi chez les hommes" by Jules Dassin and closed with "Carmen Jones" by Otto Preminger. Until the 1954 Festival, the whimsical way various prizes were being awarded had drawn much criticism. In answer to this, from 1955 onwards, the Jury was composed of foreign celebrities from the film industry. In 1955, the first Palme d'Or was awarded, as the highest prize of the Festival. The
1968 Cannes Film Festival The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1968 feature film competition: Feature films The following films were due to compete for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: The following feature films were selected to be screened for the 7th International Critics' Week (7e Semaine de la Critique): Not presented because of the interruption of the festival: 1968 Cannes Film Festival The 21st Cannes Film Festival was to have been held from 10 to 24 May 1968, before being curtailled due to the turmoil of