1953 Cannes Film Festival
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The 6th Cannes Film Festival was held from 15 to 29 April 1953. The Grand Prix of the Festival went to The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot.
Official poster of the 6th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Luc.
Jean Cocteau, Jury President
Henri-Georges (& Vera) Clouzot, Grand Prix winner
Palme d'Or
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The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. In 1964, the Palme d'Or was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975.
Palme d'Or awarded to Apocalypse Now at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival