1973 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 26th Cannes Film Festival
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| Opening film | Godspell |
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| Closing film | Lady Sings the Blues |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prix (The Hireling and Scarecrow) |
| Number of films | 24 (In Competition) 14 (Out of Competition) 7 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 10 May 1973 – 25 May 1973 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 26th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 10–25, 1973. The Grand Prix went to the The Hireling by Alan Bridges and Scarecrow by Jerry Schatzberg. At this festival two new non-competitive sections were added: 'Étude et documents' and 'Perspectives du Cinéma Français' (which is started by the French Film Directors' Society and runs until 1991).
The festival opened with Godspell, directed by David Greene and closed with Lady Sings the Blues, directed by Sidney J. Furie.Swastika, a documentary by Philippe Mora, got negative reactions and caused disturbance among audience by showing Adolf Hitler's daily and social life.The Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky, created controversy at the festival due to its depiction of extreme violence.
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