1980 Cannes Film Festival

The 33rd Cannes Film Festival was held between 9 and 23 May 1980. The Palme d'Or went to the All That Jazz by Bob Fosse and Kagemusha by Akira Kurosawa.

1980 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 33rd Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Michel Landi.
Opening filmFantastica
Closing filmSono fotogenico
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (All That Jazz and Kagemusha)
No. of films23 (In Competition)
14 (Un Certain Regard)
9 (Out of Competition)
12 (Short Film)
Festival date9 May 1980 (1980-05-09) – 23 May 1980 (1980-05-23)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The festival opened with Fantastica, directed by Gilles Carle and closed with Sono fotogenico, directed by Dino Risi. The showing of Andrei Tarkovsky's film Stalker was interrupted by an electricians strike.

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