1972 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 25th Cannes Film Festival. | |
| Opening film | L'aventure c'est l'aventure |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Frenzy |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prix: The Mattei Affair The Working Class Goes to Heaven |
| No. of films | 25 (In Competition) |
| Festival date | 4 May 1972 – 19 May 1972 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 25th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 4 to 19 May 1972. American filmmaker Joseph Losey served as jury president for the main competition.
The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, then the fetival's main prize, was unanimously jointly awarded to Italian drama films The Working Class Goes to Heaven by Elio Petri and The Mattei Affair by Francesco Rosi.
The festival opened with L'aventure, c'est l'aventure by Claude Lelouch, and closed with Frenzy by Alfred Hitchcock.