1955 Cannes Film Festival following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1955 competition: Feature films Short films The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: The following films and people received the 1955 awards: Short films FIPRESCI Prize OCIC Award 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"
1970 Cannes Film Festival 1970 Cannes Film Festival The 23rd Cannes Film Festival run from 3 to 18 May 1970. This year, Robert Favre LeBret, the founder of the festival, decided not to include any films from Russia and Japan (their flags were missing on the Croisette). He was tired of the "Slavic spectacles and Japanese samurai flicks.". The Russians took back their juror Sergei Obraztsov (head of Moscow puppet theater) and left the jury panel with only eight members. Nobel Prize for Literature winner Miguel Ángel Asturias was appointed as President of the Jury. At the time, he was serving as ambassador from