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1980 Cannes Film Festival

1980 Cannes Film Festival
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Official poster of the 33rd Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Michel Landi.
Opening film Fantastica
Closing film Sono fotogenico
Location Cannes, France
Founded 1946
Awards Palme d'Or (All That Jazz and Kagemusha)
Number of films 23 (In Competition)
14 (Un Certain Regard)
9 (Out of Competition)
12 (Short Film)
Festival date 9 May 1980 (1980-05-09) – 23 May 1980 (1980-05-23)
Website festival-cannes.com/en

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.

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


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