1970 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 23rd Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by French artist René Ferracci.
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| Opening film | Les Choses de la vie |
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| Closing film | Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (MASH) |
| Number of films | 25 (In Competition) 8 (Out of Competition) 12 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 2 May 1970 – 16 May 1970 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 1970 Cannes Film Festival was the 23rd competition. This year, Robert Favre LeBret, the founder of the festival, decided not to include any films from Russia and Japan (their flags were missing on the Croisette). He was tired of the "Slavic spectacles and Japanese samurai flicks." The Russians took back their juror Sergei Obraztsov (head of Moscow puppet theater) and left the jury panel with only eight members.
The Palme d'Or went to the MASH by Robert Altman. The festival opened with Les Choses de la vie, directed by Claude Sautet and closed with Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel, directed by Marc Allégret.
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