1966 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 19th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Rene Ferracci. | |
| Opening film | Modesty Blaise |
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| Closing film | Pharaoh |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prix: The Birds, the Bees and the Italians A Man and a Woman |
| No. of films | 25 (In Competition) |
| Festival date | 5 May 1966 – 20 May 1966 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 19th Cannes Film Festival took place from 5 to 20 May 1966. Italian actress Sophia Loren served as jury president for the main competition.
The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, then the fetival's main prize, was jointly awarded to The Birds, the Bees and the Italians by Pietro Germi and A Man and a Woman by Claude Lelouch.
To honour the festival's 20th anniversary, a special prize was given to Chimes at Midnight by Orson Welles.
The festival opened with Modesty Blaise by Joseph Losey, and closed with Pharaoh by Jerzy Kawalerowicz.