1971 Cannes Film Festival 1971 Cannes Film Festival The 24th Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 27 May 1971. The Palme d'Or went to "The Go-Between" by Joseph Losey. The festival opened with "Gimme Shelter", a documentary about English rock band The Rolling Stones directed by David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin and closed with "Les mariés de l'an II", directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau. The festival paid tribute to Charlie Chaplin and honored him with the title of "Commander of the national order of the Legion of Honor". The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1971 film competition:
1946 Cannes Film Festival International Peace Award 1946 Cannes Film Festival The 1st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 20 September to 5 October 1946. Twenty-one countries presented their films at the "First Cannes International Film Festival", which took place at the former Casino of Cannes. Only one year after the end of World War II, most of the films were about the war. There arose several technical issues, such as the tarpauline cover blowing away in a storm on the day before the winners were to be announced, the reels of Hitchcock’s "Notorious" shown in reverse order, and George Sydney’s "The Three