Opening film | Amarcord |
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Closing film | S*P*Y*S |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Grand Prix: The Conversation |
No. of films | 26 (In Competition)[2] |
Festival date | 9 May 1974 | – 24 May 1974
Website | festival-cannes |
The 27th Cannes Film Festivaltook place from 9 to 24 May 1974. French filmmaker René Clair served as jury president for the main competition.
The Grand Prix, then the fetival's main prize, was awarded to American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola for the drama film The Conversation.[3][4]
The festival opened with Amarcord by Federico Fellini,[5][6] and closed with S*P*Y*S by Irvin Kershner.[7]
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