1985 Cannes Film Festival 1985 Cannes Film Festival The 38th Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 20 May 1985. The Palme d'Or went to the "When Father Was Away on Business" by Emir Kusturica. The festival opened with "Witness", directed by Peter Weir and closed with "The Emerald Forest", directed by John Boorman. The festival paid a tribute to American actor James Stewart and screened a restored version of his 1954 film "The Glenn Miller Story", directed by Anthony Mann. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1985 feature film competition: The following people were appointed as the Jury
1953 Cannes Film Festival 1953 Cannes Film Festival The 6th Cannes Film Festival was held from 15 to 29 April 1953. The Grand Prix of the Festival went to "The Wages of Fear" by Henri-Georges Clouzot. The festival opened with "Horizons sans fin" by Jean Dréville. During the opening ceremony, Walt Disney was awarded the "Legion of Honour" from the hands of Monsieur Hugues, Minister of Information. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1953 competition: Feature films Short films The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix: The following short films competed for the Short Film Grand Prix: The