Official poster of the 30th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Polish painter Wojciech Siudmak.
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Opening film | The Duellists |
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Closing film | Slap Shot |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (Padre Padrone) |
No. of films | 23 (In Competition) 45 (Out of Competition) 7 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 13 May 1977 | – 27 May 1977
Website | festival-cannes |
The 30th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 13–27. The Palme d'Or went to the Padre Padrone by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. A new non-competitive section, 'Le Passé composé', is held at this festival only and focuses on compilations.
The festival opened with The Bishop's Bedroom, directed by Dino Risi and closed with Slap Shot, directed by George Roy Hill.