1971 Cannes Film Festival
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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.[4][5]
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Opening film | Gimme Shelter |
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Closing film | Les mariés de l'an II |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (The Go-Between)[2] |
No. of films | 26 (In Competition)[3] 8 (Out of Competition) 15 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 12 May 1971 (1971-05-12) – 27 May 1971 (1971-05-27) |
Website | festival-cannes |
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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.[6][7] The festival paid tribute to Charlie Chaplin and honored him with the title of Commander of the national order of the Legion of Honor.[8][9]