 Official poster of the 18th Cannes Film Festival[1] | |
| Opening film | The Collector |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Tokyo Olympiad |
| Location | Cannes,France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prix du Festival: The Knack ...and How to Get It[2] |
| No. of films | 26 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 3 May 1965 (1965-05-03) – 16 May 1965 (1965-05-16) |
| Website | festival-cannes |
| Cannes Film Festival | |
The18thCannes Film Festival took place from 3 to 16 May 1965.Olivia de Havilland served as jury president for the main competition, becoming the first woman to ever do so.[4]
TheGrand Prix du Festival International du Film, then the fetival's main prize, was awarded toThe Knack ...and How to Get It byRichard Lester.
The festival opened withThe Collector byWilliam Wyler, and closed withTokyo Olympiad byKon Ichikawa.[5]
The following feature films competed for theGrand Prix du Festival International du Film:[3]
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam(short) | Herman Van Der Horst | Netherlands | |
| Le Cinquième Soleil | Jacqueline Grigaut-Lefevre | France | |
| In Harm's Way | Otto Preminger | United States | |
| John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums | Bruce Herschensohn | ||
| Mary Poppins | Robert Stevenson | ||
| Tokyo Olympiad(closing film) | 東京オリンピック | Kon Ichikawa | Japan |
The following short films competed for theShort Film Palme d'Or:[3]
The following feature films were screened for the 4thInternational Critics' Week (4e Semaine de la Critique):[8]
