The 16th

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was held from 9 to 23 May

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

. The

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

went to the '' Il Gattopardo'' by

Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, stage director, and screenwriter. A major figure of Italian art and culture in the mid-20th century, Visconti was one of the ...

. The festival opened with '' The Birds'', directed by

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1963 film competition: Feature films *

Armand Salacrou Armand Camille Salacrou (9 August 1899 – 23 November 1989) was a French dramatist. Biography He was born in Rouen, but spent most of his childhood at Le Havre, and moved to Paris in 1917. His first works show the influence of the Surrealis ...

(France) Jury President *

Rouben Mamoulian Rouben Zachary Mamoulian ( ; hy, Ռուբէն Մամուլեան; October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an American film and theatre director. Early life Mamoulian was born in Tiflis, Russian Empire, to a family of Armenian descent. ...

(USA) Vice President *

Jacqueline Audry Jacqueline Audry (25 September 1908 – 22 June 1977) was a French film director who began making films in post- World War II France and specialised in literary adaptations. She was the first commercially successful female director of post-w ...

(France) *Wilfrid Baumgartner (France) (BDF official) *

François Chavane François Chavane (1910–1992) was a French film producer and screenwriter.Heuckelom p.266 Selected filmography * '' Beautiful Star'' (1938) * ''Marie-Martine'' (1943) * ''The Man from London'' (1943) * ''The Eleventh Hour Guest'' (1945) * '' ...

(France) *

Jean de Baroncelli Jean de Baroncelli (25 March 1914 - 31 July 1998) was a French writer. Having achieved some success as a novelist, in 1953 he became a film critic, contributing regularly for Le Monde till 1983. Life Marie Joseph Henri Jean de Baroncelli was b ...

(France) (critic) *

Robert Hossein Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and appeared in '' Vice and Virtue'', '' Le Casse'', ''Les Uns et les Autres'' and ''V ...

(France) * Rostislav Yurenev (Soviet Union) * Kashiko Kawakita (Japan) * Steven Pallos (UK) * Gian Luigi Rondi (Italy) Short films *

Henri Alekan Henri Alekan (10 February 1909, Paris – 15 June 2001, Auxerre, Bourgogne) was a French cinematographer. Life Alekan was born in Montmartre in 1909. At the age of sixteen he and his brother became travelling puppeteers. A little later he ...

(France) President *Robert Alla (France) *Karl Schedereit (West Germany) * Ahmed Sefrioui (Morocco) *Semih Tugrul (Turkey) (journalist)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: *''

Les Abysses ''Les Abysses'' is a 1963 French film directed by Nikos Papatakis. It was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. A violent and surrealistic mixture of farce and social commentary, its story was inspired by the real-life case of the Papin s ...

'' by

Nikos Papatakis Nico Papatakis ( el, Νίκος Παπατάκης; 5 July 1918 – 17 December 2010)Death certificate registered by the Paris's City Hall ( France) was an Ethiopian-born Greek filmmaker, who lived in France. Biography Papatakis was born in Ad ...

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'' by Hugo Niebeling *'' The Cage'' (''La Cage'') by Robert Darène *''

Carom Shots ''Carom Shots'' (french: Carambolages) is a 1963 French comedy film directed by Marcel Bluwal. It was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. The French crime writer felt his novel had been betrayed by the filmmakers. Cast * Jean-Claude B ...

'' (''Carambolages'') by

Marcel Bluwal Marcel Bluwal (25 May 1925 – 23 October 2021) was a French film director and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films in his career. Selected filmography Director * ''Carom Shots ''Carom Shots'' (french: Carambolages) is a 1963 Fren ...

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The Cassandra Cat ''The Cassandra Cat'' ( cz, Až přijde kocour), also released under the titles ''When the Cat Comes'', ''The Cat Who Wore Sunglasses, One Day a Cat'' and/or ''That Cat'', is a 1963 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. The film won two ...

'' (''Až přijde kocour'') by

Vojtěch Jasný Vojtěch Jasný (30 November 1925 – 15 November 2019) was a Czech director, screenwriter and professor who has written and directed over 50 films. Jasný made feature and documentary films in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Austria, USA & Canada, and ...

*'' Codine'' by Henri Colpi *'' The Conjugal Bed'' (''L'ape regina'') by

Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one o ...

*'' A Cozy Cottage'' (''Kertes házak utcája'') by Tamás Fejér *'' Empress Wu Tse-Tien'' (''Wu Ze Tian'') by

Li Han Hsiang Richard Li Han-hsiang (; 7 March 1926 in Jinxi, Liaoning – 17 December 1996 in Beijing) was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s. His '' The Enchanting Shadow' ...

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The Fiances ''The Fiancés'' ( it, I fidanzati) is a 1963 Italian film directed by Ermanno Olmi. It tells the story of a young man who moves to Sicily for a job, but pines for his fiancée back home. It was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Gio ...

'' (''I Fidanzati'') by

Ermanno Olmi Ermanno Olmi (24 July 1931 – 7 May 2018)Lane, John Francis (May 7, 2018).Ermanno Olmi obituary. ''The Guardian''. theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018. was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Olmi was born to a Catholic ...

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For Those Who Will Follow ''Pour la suite du monde'' (also known as ''For Those Who Will Follow''; ''Of Whales, the Moon, and Men'', or ''The Moontrap'' in English) is a 1963 Canadian documentary film directed by Michel Brault, Marcel Carrière and Pierre Perrault. It was ...

'' (''Pour la suite du monde'') by Pierre Perrault and

Michel Brault Michel Brault, OQ (25 June 1928 – 21 September 2013) was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National ...

*''

Glory Sky ''Glory Sky'' ( el, Ouranos) is a 1962 Greek war film directed by Takis Kanellopoulos. It was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Aimilia Pitta - Sofia * Phaedon Georgitsis - Stratos * Takis Emmanuel - Giagos * Eleni Zafeiriou * N ...

'' (''Ouranos'') by

Takis Kanellopoulos Takis Kanellopoulos ( el, Τάκης Κανελλόπουλος; 26 October 1933 – 21 September 1990) was a Greek film director and screenwriter. He directed ten films between 1960 and 1980. Filmography * ''Sonia'' (1980) * '' Romantiko ...

*'' The Good Love'' (''El Buen amor'') by

Francisco Regueiro Francisco Regueiro (born 2 August 1934) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenpla ...

*'' Harakiri'' (''Seppuku'') by

Masaki Kobayashi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, best known for the epic trilogy ''The Human Condition'' (1959–1961), the samurai films '' Harakiri'' (1962) and '' Samurai Rebellion'' (1967), and the horror anthology ''Kwaidan'' (1964). ''Sens ...

*'' How to Be Loved'' (''Jak być kochaną'') by

Wojciech Has Wojciech Jerzy Has (1 April 1925, Kraków – 3 October 2000, Łódź) was a Polish film director, screenwriter and film producer. Early life and studies Wojciech Jerzy Has was born in Kraków. Has himself was agnostic. However, his family ...

*'' The Leopard'' (''Il Gattopardo'') by

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Like Two Drops of Water ''Like Two Drops of Water'' ( nl, Als twee druppels water) is a 1963 Dutch drama film directed by Fons Rademakers. It is an adaptation of the 1958 novel '' The Darkroom of Damocles'' by Willem Frederik Hermans. It was entered into the 1963 Canne ...

'' (''Als twee druppels water'') by

Fons Rademakers Alphonse Marie "Fons" Rademakers (5 September 1920 – 22 February 2007) was a Dutch actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. His 1960 film '' Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas'' was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festi ...

*''

Lord of the Flies ''Lord of the Flies'' is a 1954 novel by the Nobel Prize-winning British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves. Themes ...

'' by

Peter Brook Peter Stephen Paul Brook (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Sha ...

*''

Optimistic Tragedy ''Optimistic Tragedy'' (russian: Оптимистическая трагедия, translit. ''Optimisticheskaya tragediya'') is a 1963 Soviet film directed by Samson Samsonov. It is based on the play '' An Optimistic Tragedy'' by Vsevolod Vi ...

'' (''Optimisticheskaya tragediya'') by

Samson Samsonov Samson Iosifovich Samsonov (russian: Самсо́н Ио́сифович Самсо́нов; 23 February 1921 – 31 August 2002) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter, he was granted the honorary title of People's Artist of ...

*'' El Otro Cristóbal'' by Armand Gatti *'' Rat Trap'' (''Le Rat d'Amérique'') by

Jean-Gabriel Albicocco Jean-Gabriel Albicocco (15 February 1936, Cannes – 10 April 2001, Rio de Janeiro) was a French film director. In 1960 he married French actress and singer Marie Laforêt. He is considered a figure of the French New Wave cinema or ''Nouve ...

*''

This Sporting Life ''This Sporting Life'' is a 1963 British kitchen sink drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson. Based on the 1960 novel of the same name by David Storey, which won the 1960 Macmillan Fiction Award, it recounts the story of a rugby league footb ...

'' by

Lindsay Anderson Lindsay Gordon Anderson (17 April 1923 – 30 August 1994) was a British feature-film, theatre and documentary director, film critic, and leading-light of the Free Cinema movement and of the British New Wave. He is most widely remembered for ...

*''

To Kill a Mockingbird ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 and was instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' has become ...

'' by

Robert Mulligan Robert Patrick Mulligan (August 23, 1925 – December 20, 2008) was an American director and producer. He is best known for his humanist dramas, including ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (1962), '' Summer of '42'' (1971), ''The Other'' (1972), '' Same ...

*''

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'' (''Тютюн'') by

Nikola Korabov Nikola Korabov ( bg, Никола Корабов, 7 December 1928 – 10 November 2016) was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. He directed thirteen films between 1956 and 1999. His 1962 film ''Tyutyun'' was entered into the 1963 Cannes ...

*'' The Venerable Ones'' (''Los Venerables todos'') by Manuel Antín *'' What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'' by

Robert Aldrich Robert Burgess Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His notable credits include '' Vera Cruz'' (1954), '' Kiss Me Deadly'' (1955), '' The Big Knife'' (1955), '' Autumn ...

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: * '' 8½'' by

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most ...

* '' The Birds'' by

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the

Short Film Palme d'Or The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...

: * ''A fleur d'eau'' by Alex Seiler * ''Bouket zvezdi'' by Radka Batchvarova * ''Citizens Of Tomorrow'' by

Jamie Uys Jacobus Johannes Uys (; 30 May 1921 – 29 January 1996), better known as Jamie Uys, was a South African film director, best known for directing the 1980 comedy film '' The Gods Must Be Crazy'' and its 1989 sequel '' The Gods Must Be Crazy II'' ...

* ''

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'' by

Ernest Pintoff Ernest Pintoff (December 15, 1931 in Watertown, Connecticut – January 12, 2002 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles) was an American film and television director, screenwriter and film producer. He won the Oscar for Best Animated Short for ''T ...

* ''Das Grabmal des Kaisers'' by Istvan V. Szots * ''Di Domenica'' by Luigi Bazzoni * ''La ferriera abbandonata'' by Aglauco Casadio * ''Geel'' by Costia de Renesse * ''Geschwindigkeit'' by

Edgar Reitz Edgar Reitz (born 1 November 1932) is a German filmmaker and Professor of Film at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung (State University of Design) in Karlsruhe. He is best-known for his internationally acclaimed '' Heimat film series'' (1 ...

* ''Le Haricot'' by Edmond Sechan * ''Images du ciel - Égypte o Égypte'' by Jacques Brissot * '' The King's Breakfast'' by

Wendy Toye Beryl May Jessie Toye, (1 May 1917 – 27 February 2010), known professionally as Wendy Toye, was a British dancer, stage and film director and actress. Life and career Toye was born in London. She initially worked as a dancer and choreographer ...

* ''My Flat'' (''Moj stan'') by Zvonimir Berkovic * ''Nakymaton Kasi'' by Veronica Leo * ''Oslo'' by Jørgen Roos * ''Playa Insolita'' by

Javier Aguirre Javier Aguirre Onaindía (; born 1 December 1958), nicknamed ''El Vasco'' (The Basque), is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager who is currently in charge of Spanish team RCD Mallorca. Aguirre played for Mexico at the 1986 Wo ...

* ''Un Prince Belge de l'Europe, Charles Joseph de Ligne'' by Jacques Kupissonoff * ''Sous le signe de Neptune'' by A.F. Sulk * ''The Ride'' by

Gerald Potterton Gerald Potterton (8 March 1931 – 23 August 2022) was a British–Canadian director, writer, producer and animator. He is best known for directing the cult classic '' Heavy Metal'' and his animation work on '' Yellow Submarine''. Potterton w ...

* ''You'' by Istvan Szabo * ''Zeilen'' by Hattum Hoving * ''Zeleznicari'' by

Evald Schorm Evald Schorm (15 December 1931 – 14 December 1988) was a Czech film and stage director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 26 films between 1959 and 1988. Schorm was a notable exponent of the Czech Film New Wave. Biography Schorm was bo ...

Parallel section

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened for the 2nd

International Critics' Week The International Critics' Week (french: Semaine de la Critique) was founded in 1962 and is organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. It was created following the showing of '' The Connection'' directed by Shirley Clarke which had been ...

(2e Semaine de la Critique): * '' Alone or with Others (Seul ou avec d’autres)'' by

Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film ''The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three f ...

, Denis Héroux,

Stéphane Venne Stéphane Venne (born July 2, 1941 in Verdun, Quebec) is a French-Canadian songwriter and composer. He also worked as head of production for the Canadian arm of Barclay Records and as a radio station executive. He composed music for several fil ...

(Canada) * '' Barnvagnen'' by

Bo Widerberg Bo Gunnar Widerberg (; 8 June 1930 – 1 May 1997) was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor. Biography Early life Widerberg was born in Malmö, Malmöhus County, Sweden. Career Widerberg was the director of films such as ''Rave ...

(Sweden) * '' Déjà s’envole la fleur maigre'' by Paul Meyer (Belgium) * '' Hallelujah the Hills'' by Adolfas Mekas (United States) * '' Le Joli Mai'' by

Chris Marker Chris Marker (; 29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012) was a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and film essayist. His best known films are ''La Jetée'' (1962), '' A Grin Without a Cat'' (1977) and ''Sans Soleil ...

Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme (5 April 1930 – 4 July 2019) was a French cinematographer and filmmaker. Filmography *2002 : ''Le Divorce'' by James Ivory *1999 : '' Cotton Mary'' by Ismail Merchant *1998 : '' Voleur de vie'' by Yves Angelo *1997 : '' Les Pal ...

(France) * '' Pelle viva'' by Giuseppe Fina (Italy) * '' Pitfall'' (''Otoshiana'') by

Hiroshi Teshigahara was a Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and artist from the Japanese New Wave era. He is best known for the 1964 film '' Woman in the Dunes''. He is also known for directing other titles such as '' The Face of Another'' (1966), ''Natsu No Heitai'' ( ...

(Japan) * ''

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'' by

Paulo César Saraceni Paulo César Saraceni (5 November 1933 – 14 April 2012) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He directed 14 films between 1960 and 2011. His 1999 film '' Traveller'' was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival ...

(Brazil) * ''

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'' by

Albert Maysles Albert Maysles (November 26, 1926 – March 5, 2015) and his brother David Maysles (January 10, 1931 – January 3, 1987; ) were an American documentary filmmaking team known for their work in the Direct Cinema style. Their best-known films i ...

, David Maysles (United States) * '' The Sun in a Net'' (''Slnko v sieti'') by Štefan Uher (Czechoslovakia)

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1963 Official selection awards: *

: '' The Leopard'' (''Il Gattopardo'') by

* Jury Special Prize: **''

'' (''Až přijde kocour'') by

**'' Harakiri'' (''Seppuku'') by

Best Screenplay Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation, ...

: Dumitru Carabat, Henri Colpi and

Yves Jamiaque Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fre ...

for '' Codine'' *

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

Marina Vlady Marina Vlady (born 10 May 1938) is a French actress. Biography Vlady was born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine to White Russian immigrant parents. Her father was an opera singer and her mother was a dancer. Her sisters, now all deceased, were the ac ...

for '' The Conjugal Bed'' (''L'ape regina'') *

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...

Richard Harris Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. He appeared on stage and in many films, notably as Corrado Zeller in Michelangelo Antonioni's '' Red Desert'', Frank Machin in '' This Sporting ...

for ''

'' Short films *

: **'' Le Haricot'' by

Edmond Séchan Edmond Séchan (20 September 1919 in Montpellier – 7 June 2002 in Courbevoie) was a French cinematographer and film director. Biography Passionate about image, Séchan earned a reputation as an excellent director of photography and is credit ...

**'' In wechselndem Gefälle'' (''A fleur d'eau'') by

Alexander J. Seiler Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

*Jury Prize - Short Film: ''Moj Stan'' by Zvonimir Berković *Special Mention - Short Film: ''Di Domenica'' by Luigi Bazzoni & ''You'' by

István Szabó István Szabó (; born 18 February 1938) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director. Szabó is one of the most notable Hungarian filmmakers and one who has been best known outside the Hungarian-speaking world since the ...

*Short Film Technical Prize: ''Zeilen'' by Hattum Hoving

Independent awards

FIPRESCI *

FIPRESCI Prize The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

: ** ''

'' by

(In competition) ** '' Le Joli Mai'' by

(International Critics' Week) Commission Supérieure Technique * Technical Grand Prize: ** ''

'' (''Až přijde kocour'') by

** '' Codine'' by Henri Colpi OCIC Award * ''

'' (''I Fidanzati'') by

Other awards *Gary Cooper Award: ''

'' by

*Best Evocation of a World-Shattering Epic: ''

'' (''Optimisticheskaya tragediya'') by

References

Media

British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1963 footageBritish Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1963 Awards
(commentary in French)

(commentary in French)

External links

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