The 20th

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films ...

was held from 27 April to 12 May 1967. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to the '' Blowup'' by

Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni (, ; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian filmmaker. He is best known for directing his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents"—''L'Avventura'' (1960), ''La Notte'' (1961), and ''L'Eclisse'' (1962 ...

. The festival opened with '' J'ai tué Raspoutine'', directed by

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 ...

and closed with ''Batouk'', directed by Jean Jacques Manigot.A.H. Weiler, ''The Flight Plan of 'Peter Pan' '', New York Times. pp. 11. 27 November February 1966. Retrieved on 10 December 2013.

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1967 film competition: Feature films *

Alessandro Blasetti Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film ''Quattro passi fra le nuvole''. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during ...

(Italy) Jury President * Georges Lourau (France) Vice President *

Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuk (russian: Сергей Фёдорович Бондарчук, ; uk, Сергі́й Федорович Бондарчук, Serhíj Fédorovych Bondarchúk; 25 September 192020 October 1994) was a Soviet and Russian ...

(Soviet Union) *René Bonnell (France) * Jean-Louis Bory (France) (critic) *

Miklós Jancsó Miklós Jancsó (; 27 September 192131 January 2014) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Jancsó achieved international prominence starting in the mid-1960s with works including '' The Round-Up'' (''Szegénylegények'', 1965), '' ...

(Hungary) *

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish Family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critica ...

(France) *

Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty, April 24, 1934) is an American actress, author, and former dancer. Known for her portrayals of quirky, strong-willed and eccentric women, MacLaine has received numerous accolades over her seven-dec ...

(USA) *

Vincente Minnelli Vincente Minnelli (born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American stage director and film director. He directed the classic movie musicals '' Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944), '' An American in Paris'' (1951), ' ...

(USA) * Georges Neveux (France) * Gian Luigi Rondi (Italy) * Ousmane Sembène (Senegal) Short films *Mark Turfkhuyer (Belgium) (journalist) President *

Tahar Cheriaa Tahar Cheriaa ( aeb, الطاهر شريعة; January 5, 1927 – November 4, 2010) was a Tunisian film critic and the founder of the Carthage Film Festival in 1966, the first Panafrican and Panarab film festival. Biography Cheriaa was born in ...

(Tunisia) *André Coutant (France) (technician) *Zdravka Koleva (Bulgaria) *Jean Schmidt (France)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: *'' Accident'' by

Joseph Losey Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blacklisted ...

*'' Blowup'' by

*''

A Degree of Murder ''Degree of Murder'' (german: Mord und Totschlag, french: Vivre à tout prix) is a 1967 West German film, starring Anita Pallenberg and directed by Volker Schlöndorff. The film is mainly known because of the soundtrack composed by Brian Jone ...

'' (''Mord und Totschlag'') by Volker Schlöndorff *'' Elvira Madigan'' by Bo Widerberg *''

Entranced Earth ''Entranced Earth'' ( pt, Terra em Transe , "World in a Trance", also called ''Land in Anguish'' or ''Earth Entranced'') is a 1967 Brazilian ''Cinema Novo'' drama film directed by Glauber Rocha. It was shot in Parque Lage and at the Municipal ...

'' (''Terra em Transe'') by

Glauber Rocha Glauber de Andrade Rocha (; 14 March 1939 – 22 August 1981) was a Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most influential moviemakers of Brazilian cinema and a key figure of Cinema Novo. His films '' Black God, Whit ...

*'' Hagbard and Signe'' (''Den røde kappe'') by

Gabriel Axel Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch better known as Gabriel Axel (18 April 1918 – 9 February 2014)Ronald Berganbr>Obituary: Gabriel Axel ''The Guardian'', 10 February 2014 was a Danish film director, actor, writer and producer, best known for '' Bab ...

*'' Hotel for Strangers'' (''Hotel pro cizince'') by Antonín Máša *''

I Even Met Happy Gypsies ''I Even Met Happy Gypsies'' is a 1967 Yugoslav film by Serbian director Aleksandar Petrović. Its original Serbian title is ''Skupljači perja'', which means ''The Feather Gatherers''. The film is centered on Romani people's life in a village ...

'' (''Skupljači perja'') by Aleksandar Petrović *''

L'immorale ''L'immorale'' is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi as Sergio Masini * Stefania Sandrelli as Marisa Malagugini * Renée Longarini as Giulia Masini * Mari ...

'' by

Pietro Germi Pietro Germi (; 14 September 1914 – 5 December 1974) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor, noted for his development of the neorealist and commedia all'Italiana genres. His 1961 film '' Divorce Italian Style'' earned him a ...

*'' Katerina Izmailova'' by Mikhail Shapiro *'' The Killing Game'' (''Jeu de massacre'') by Alain Jessua *'' The Last Meeting'' (''Último encuentro'') by

Antonio Eceiza Antonio Eceiza (14 September 1935 – 15 November 2011) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed eleven films between 1960 and 1995. He is notable for promoting the growth of Basque cinema. His 1977 film '' Mina, Wind of Fre ...

*'' My Love, My Love'' (''Mon amour, mon amour'') by Nadine Trintignant *'' Misunderstood'' (''Incompreso'') by Luigi Comencini *''Monday's Child'' (''La chica del lunes'') by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson *''

Mouchette ''Mouchette'' () is a 1967 French film directed by Robert Bresson, starring Nadine Nortier and Jean-Claude Guilbert. It is based on the novel of the same name by Georges Bernanos. Bresson explained his choice of the novel saying, "I found neither ...

'' by

Robert Bresson Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson contributed notably to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, ellipses, and sparse use of scoring have l ...

*'' Pedro Páramo'' by

Carlos Velo Carlos Velo (15 November 1909 – 10 March 1988) was a Spanish film director. He directed 45 films between 1934 and 1983. His 1956 film '' Torero!'' was nominated for an Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, a ...

*'' Ten Thousand Days'' (''Tízezer nap'') by

Ferenc Kósa Ferenc Kósa (21 November 1937 – 12 December 2018) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed thirteen films between 1961 and 1988. He won the award for Best Director at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival The 20th Cannes Film ...

*'' Three Days and a Child'' by Uri Zohar *'' Ulysses'' by

Joseph Strick Joseph Ezekiel Strick (July 6, 1923 – June 1, 2010, aged 86) was an American director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Born in the Pittsburgh area town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, Strick briefly attended UCLA, then enrolled in the U.S ...

*''

The Unknown Man of Shandigor ''The Unknown Man of Shandigor'' (french: L'Inconnu de Shandigor) is a 1967 Swiss drama film directed by Jean-Louis Roy. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Marie-France Boyer as Sylvaina / Sylvaine * Ben Carruthers as Ma ...

'' (''L'Inconnu de Shandigor'') by Jean-Louis Roy *'' We Still Kill the Old Way'' (''A ciascuno il suo'') by Elio Petri *''

The Winds of the Aures ''The Winds of the Aures'' ( ar, ريح الاوراس, Transliteration, translit. Rih al awras, french: Le Vent des Aurès) is a 1967 Algerian war film directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival w ...

'' (''Rih al awras'') by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina *''

You're a Big Boy Now ''You're a Big Boy Now'' is a 1966 American comedy film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Based on David Benedictus' 1963 novel of the same name, it stars Elizabeth Hartman, Peter Kastner, Geraldine Page, Rip Torn, Karen Black, ...

'' by

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (; ; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the major figures of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Coppola is the recipient of five ...

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: * ''Batouk'' by Jean Jacques Manigot * '' Closely Watched Trains'' (''Ostre sledované vlaky'') by

Jiří Menzel Jiří Menzel () (23 February 1938 – 5 September 2020) was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these f ...

* '' Le Conquérent de l'inutile'' (''A la mémoire de Lionel Terray'') by

Marcel Ichac Marcel Ichac (22 October 1906 - 9 April 1994) was a French alpinist, explorer, photographer and film director. Born in Rueil, France, Ichac was one of the first people to introduce electronic music in cinema with Ondes Martenot for ''Karakora ...

* '' I Killed Rasputin'' (''J'ai tué Raspoutine'') by

* '' Privilege'' by Peter Watkins * '' Restauration du Grand Trianon'' by

Pierre Zimmer Pierre Zimmer (15 December 1927 – 22 May 2010) was a French actor and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1966 and 2001. In 1962 he directed the film '' Give Me Ten Desperate Men'', which was enter ...

* '' War and Peace'' (''Voyna i mir'') by

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Grand Prix International du Festival: *''Crunch-crunch'' by Carlos Marchiori *''Dada'' by Greta Deses *''L'Emploi du temps'' by Bernard Lemoine *''Gloire à Félix Tournachon'' by André Martin *''Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature'' by John Hubley *''Insitne umenie'' by Vlado Kubenko *''Jedan plus jedan jeste tri'' by Branko Ranitovic *''Larghetto'' by Waclaw Kondek *''Napló'' by György Kovásznai *''Opus'' by

Don Levy Don Levy (1932 – January 1987) was an artist and filmmaker. Levy was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. After studying theoretical chemistry at the University of Sydney, he was awarded a Research Scholarship to the University of Ca ...

*''Remedios Varo'' by Jomí García Ascot *'' Sky Over Holland'' by John Fernhout *''La Tana'' by Luigi Di Gianni *''Toys'' by Grant Munro *''Versailles'' by

Albert Lamorisse Albert Lamorisse (; 13 January 1922 – 2 June 1970) was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer of award-winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s. He also invented the strategic board game '' Risk'' in 1957. Life Lamo ...

*''Die Widerrechtliche Ausübung der Astronomie'' by

Peter Schamoni Peter Schamoni (27 March 1934 – 14 June 2011) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1957 and 2011. His 1966 film ''No Shooting Time for Foxes'' was entered into the 16th Berlin International ...

Parallel section

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 6th International Critics' Week (6e Semaine de la Critique): * '' The Bell'' (''Kane'') by

Yukio Aoshima was a Japanese politician who served as Governor of Tokyo from 1995 to 1999. He is also well known as a TV actor, novelist, film director, screenwriter and songwriter. Early life and artistic career Yukio was born in Nihonbashi ward of Tok ...

(Japan) * '' L’Horizon'' by

Jacques Rouffio Jacques Rouffio (14 August 1928 – 8 July 2016) was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1986 film '' My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister'' was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.Jozsef Katis'' by Wim Verstappen (Netherlands) * ''

Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator ''Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator'' ( sh, italic=yes, Ljubavni slučaj ili tragedija službenice P.T.T.) is a 1967 Yugoslav film directed by Dušan Makavejev. Plot The film begins with a sexologist in his office, tal ...

'' (''Ljubavni slučaj ili tragedija službenice P.T.T.'') by

Dusan Makavejev Dusan may refer to: * Dušan, a Slavic given name * Dusan, a son of Ra's al Ghul * Stefan Dušan (1308–1355), emperor of Serbia See also *Doosan Group Doosan Group () is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation. In 2009, the co ...

(Yugoslavia) * ''

The Times That Are ''The Times That Are'' (french: Le règne du jour) is a Canadian documentary film, which was directed by Pierre Perrault and released in 1967. A sequel to his 1963 film ''Pour la suite du monde'', the film follows Alexis Tremblay and his family on ...

(Le Règne du jour)'' by Pierre Perrault (Canada) * '' Rondo'' by Zvonimir Berkovic (Yugoslavia) * '' Trio'' by

Gianfranco Mingozzi Gianfranco Mingozzi (5 April 1932 – 7 October 2009) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Bologna, Mingozzi got a degree in Law, then enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in ...

(Italy) * '' Ukamau'' by Jorge Sanjinés Aramayo (Bolivia) * '' Warrendale'' by

Allan King Allan Winton King, (February 6, 1930 – June 15, 2009), was a Canadian film director. Life Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, during the Great Depression, King attended Henry Hudson Elementary School, in Kitsilano. Michelangelo Antonioni Cropped

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1967 Official selection awards: * Grand Prix International du Festival: '' Blowup'' by

* Grand Prix Spécial du Jury: **'' Accident'' by

**''

'' (''Skupljači perja'') by Aleksandar Petrović * Best Director:

for '' Ten Thousand Days'' (''Tízezer nap'') *

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, ...

: ** Elio Petri for '' We Still Kill the Old Way'' (''A ciascuno il suo'') ** Alain Jessua for '' The Killing Game'' (''Jeu de massacre'') * Best Actress: Pia Degermark for '' Elvira Madigan'' *

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 ...

Oded Kotler Oded Kotler ( he, עודד קוטלר; born 5 May 1937) is an Israeli actor and theatre director. He is best known for his role in the film ''Three Days and a Child'' (1967), for which he received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor an ...

for '' Three Days and a Child'' *Best First Work: ''

'' (''Rih al awras'') by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Short films * Grand Prix International du Festival: '' Sky Over Holland'' by John Fernhout *Prix spécial du Jury: ''Gloire à Félix Tournachon'' by André Martin & ''Jedan plus jedan jeste tri'' by Branko Ranitovic- *Short film Technical Prize: '' Sky Over Holland'' by John Fernhout *Short film Technical Prize - Special Mention: ''Versailles'' by

Independent awards

FIPRESCI * FIPRESCI Prize: **'' Skupljači perja'' by Aleksandar Petrović **''

Terra em Transe ''Entranced Earth'' ( pt, Terra em Transe , "World in a Trance", also called ''Land in Anguish'' or ''Earth Entranced'') is a 1967 Brazilian ''Cinema Novo'' drama film directed by Glauber Rocha. It was shot in Parque Lage and at the Municipal ...

'' by

Commission Supérieure Technique * Technical Grand Prize - Special Mention: '' Hagbard and Signe'' (''Den røde kappe'') by

OCIC Award * ''

'' by

References

Media

INA: Opening of the 1967 festival
(commentary in French)

External links

(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1967

Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1967
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